posture

Meaning

Noun

1. The way a person holds and positions their body.
2. A situation or condition.
3. One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.
4. The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.

Verb

1. to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired
2. to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction
3. To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

Synonyms

pose

attitude

position

stance

manner

bearing

stand

carriage

gesture

appearance

physique

sit

🪑

action

style

model

situation

standing

military strength

demeanor

military capability

form

attitudinize

military posture

shape

place

strength

locus

lay

lay down

layout

lay out

layover

leap

line

locate

looks

manifest

mannerism

motion

move

mutiny

outline

outlook

prance

put

put down

put on airs

rank

rebellion

revolt

riot

sedition

set

shoes

show off

slant

standstill

stasis

station

🚉

stature

status

still

asana

attitudinise

body posture

pass oneself off

physical standard

policy

artificial position

military position

pushback

behavior

expression

behaviour

stop

🛑

approach

arrange

arrangement

aspect

attention

body

build

capacity

circumstance

climb over

comportment

conduct

contour

dance

💃

deportment

depot

dignity

drive

fashion

feat

figure

gait

insurgence

insurgency

jump

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒstʃə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French posture, from Italian postura, from Latin positūra (“position, situation”). Doublet of positura.