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posing

[poh-zing] / ˈpoʊ zɪŋ /
NOUN
acting
Synonyms
STRONG
assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals
WEAK
play acting showing off
NOUN
pretense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charade cloak pretext semblance veneer
STRONG
act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display dissimulation double-dealing evasion excuse fabrication facade fakery falsification feigning gag guise insincerity invention make believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posturing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham shuffling simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile
WEAK
dumb act faking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reality
STRONG
frankness honesty honor openness quiet simplicity truth truthfulness uprightness

Example Sentences

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Disney’s stock hasn't recovered losses suffered since late 2021, posing a challenge for CEO Josh D’Amaro.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Motorists have also been warned to be on the alert for scammers posing as car finance lenders offering fake compensation.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In September 2023, the DEA asked Selma to meet Kassis in Istanbul with two money launderers and another Colombian asset posing as an arms inspector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

They’re yelling while the guy’s clicking away, and I’m posing like I’m Cindy Crawford, like I’m one of the Hadid sisters,” he continues.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

One pretends to be a tiger and jumps straight through the paper screen, tackling his opponent without bothering to see what he was posing as.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman