Synonyms for posture
ˈpɒs tʃərpos·ture

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1. posture

   Position as applied to the arrangement or situation of the human body or limbs may denote that which is conscious or unconscious, of the living or the dead; but we do not speak of the attitude, pose, or posture of a corpse; unless, in some rare case, we might say the body was found in a sitting posture, where the posture is thought of as assumed in life, or as, at first glance, suggesting life. A posture is assumed without any special reference to expression of feeling; as, an erect posture, a reclining posture; attitude is the position appropriate to the expression of some feeling; the attitude may be unconsciously taken through the strength of the feeling; as, an attitude of defiance; or it may be consciously assumed in the attempt to express the feeling; as, he assumed an attitude of humility. A pose is a position studied for artistic effect, or considered with reference to such effect; the unconscious posture of a spectator or listener may be an admirable pose from an artist's standpoint.

   Synonyms:
   attitude, pose, position

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1. position, posture, attitudenoun

   the arrangement of the body and its limbs

   "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, military posture, view, location, carriage, post, side, status, place, emplacement, military capability, military strength, placement, attitude, strength, mental attitude, stance, spot, perspective, position, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

2. carriage, bearing, posturenoun

   characteristic way of bearing one's body

   "stood with good posture"

   Synonyms:
   aim, military posture, charge, military strength, pusher, heraldic bearing, presence, comportment, strength, military capability, baby buggy, passenger car, stroller, carriage, coach, attitude, perambulator, go-cart, mien, position, rig, stance, heading, pushchair, pram, equipage, bearing, armorial bearing, baby carriage

3. position, stance, posturenoun

   a rationalized mental attitude

   Synonyms:
   locating, stead, military posture, view, location, carriage, post, side, status, place, emplacement, military capability, military strength, placement, attitude, strength, stance, spot, perspective, position, office, spatial relation, lieu, positioning, military position, bearing, situation, berth, billet

4. military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, postureverb

   capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

   "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"

   Synonyms:
   long suit, military posture, bearing, military strength, carriage, force, enduringness, intensity level, strength, military capability, effectiveness, strong point, specialty, persuasiveness, attitude, durability, potency, stance, position, metier, intensity, strong suit, forcefulness, speciality, forte, lastingness

5. pose, postureverb

   behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

   "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

   Synonyms:
   put, stick, dumbfound, beat, set, pose, stupefy, place, gravel, lay, mystify, perplex, bewilder, nonplus, puzzle, sit, get, present, amaze, model, position, personate, baffle, vex, flummox, impersonate

6. model, pose, sit, postureverb

   assume a posture as for artistic purposes

   "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

   Synonyms:
   sit down, stupefy, baffle, stick, seat, mock up, get, sit, simulate, put, mystify, flummox, beat, present, place, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, perplex, mould, sit around, lay, ride, amaze, mold, baby-sit, gravel, pattern, nonplus, bewilder, vex, set, model, puzzle, pose

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Attitude
   • Behave
   • Bodily Property
   • Expose

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1. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   position, ATTITUDE, POSE

2. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   state, condition, situation, phase

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1. posturenoun

   Synonyms:
   attitude

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1. List of paraphrases for "posture":

   position, stance, gesture, attitude

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1. Josh King Madrid:

   Probably one of the often overlooked framing components is body language. The way a question is framed might depend on a variety of factors, including posture, mood, facial gestures, and grin.”

2. Mara Karlin:

   The Global Posture Review directs additional cooperation with allies and partners across the region to advance initiatives that contribute to regional stability and deter potential military aggression from China and threats from North Korea.

3. White House:

   DOD is building the concepts, capabilities and posture necessary to meet these challenges, working in concert with the interagency and our allies and partners to ensure our deterrence is integrated across domains, theaters and the spectrum of conflict.

4. Nicola Thorp:

   Employers are allowed to impose different dress codes for men and women, which is fair enough as long as that dress code doesn't favour one of the sexes, by making women wear high heels you are acting favourably towards men because their footwear doesn't affect their posture, their ability to move. It doesn't create long term health problems.

5. Defense Department spokesperson Sue Gough:

   Any allegations that we have not been providing information on troop numbers or force posture to the( Defense Department) Agency Review Team is inaccurate, the ART has met with nearly all of the commanders of the geographic combatant commands... the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice Chairman.