posturing

see definition of posturing

verbdisplay an attitude

Synonyms for posturing

verb display an attitude

Antonyms for posturing

withhold
be truthful

camp

adjective. consciously affecting the unfashionable, weird, or bizarre

kitsch

noun. vulgarized design or appearance

pose

noun. artificial position

poses

noun. artificial position

Word Origin & History

c.1600, from French posture (16c.), from Italian postura "position, posture," from Latin positura "position, station," from postulus, past participle of ponere "put, place" (see position (n.)).

Example Sentences forposturing

There was an extraordinary force of suggestion in this posturing.

Remember that while you're posturing in your little hour of glory on Athena and Earth.

She began at once calling and posturing, clearly for our benefit.

What a statue gallery of posturing friends we all have in our memory!

Music (it is called by that name) and posturing fill up the intervals.

That fat, posturing toad lied to them and they still honor him.

I am tired of posturing as one of Daudet's 'Kings in Exile.'

My "posturing," then, as the girl called it, was ridiculous.

I began by practicing what is known in the profession as posturing.

There is no posturing and fantastic dancing, but genuine acting.