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plural of pose.

poses

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

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give present suggest

STRONG

advance ask extend posit prefer proffer propose proposition propound put query question set state submit tender

WEAK

hold out

Antonyms

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refrain take withhold

STRONG

answer decrease discourage displace dissuade halt reject remove reply take back

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be genuine go move

Example Sentences

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CEO Sam Altman has already testified before Congress about the risks AI poses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

"But he has proven to be a great grass-court player and poses a lot of different questions to opponents."

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Protesters say the estimated $4.6-billion luxury hotel development slated for construction in Zvernec poses a risk to the environment and to a nearby lagoon critical to migrating birds.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

The volatility poses risks to the grid and could damage on-site equipment, including reciprocating engines for backup power and batteries designed to absorb sudden changes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

For minutes they snapped away as I obliged them with several artful poses.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole