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pose

[pohz] / poʊz /
NOUN
artificial position
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mannerism mien posture
STRONG
act affectation air attitude attitudinizing bearing carriage facade fake front guise masquerade posturing pretense pretension role stance stand
WEAK
false show positure
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty reality truth
WEAK
movement
VERB
sit, stand in place
Synonyms
STRONG
arrange model peacock poise position posture strut
WEAK
sit for strike a pose
Antonyms
WEAK
be genuine go move withhold
VERB
pretend, fake
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect
STRONG
act attitudinize feign grandstand impersonate masquerade peacock playact posture profess purport sham
WEAK
make believe make out like pass off put on airs put up a front show off strike an attitude take off as
Antonyms
WEAK
be genuine go move withhold
VERB
offer, put forward idea
Synonyms
STRONGEST
give present suggest
STRONG
advance ask extend posit prefer proffer propose proposition propound put query question set state submit tender
WEAK
hold out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refrain take withhold
STRONG
answer decrease discourage displace dissuade halt reject remove reply take back
WEAK
be genuine go move

Example Sentences

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Those earlier regulations followed evidence that SCCPs can travel long distances, persist in the environment, and pose risks to human health.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The statue depicts the right fielder making his signature pose wearing his 2001 uniform from his rookie season.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Big Tech companies are planning to bring their own data centers online in the coming years, and that may pose a risk of cannibalization.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

And it isn’t just energy prices that pose an economic threat for Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Bat thought about time as he followed Mr. Grayson to the yoga room and as he sat on his mat in the butterfly pose.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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