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opsition, osition, poositioon, posiitiion, positio, positiom, positionn, positoin, posittion, possition, pozition, pposition

Position — synonyms, definition

1. position (Noun)

148 synonyms
affectation aggregate aim air allegation angle appointment area array aspect assertion assets attendance attitude avowal bearing belief bent berth bias • • •
16 definitions

position (Noun) — The particular portion of space occupied by something. ex. "he put the lamp back in its position"

position (Noun) — (military) a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons.

position (Noun) — A way of regarding situations or topics etc.. ex. "consider what follows from the positivist position"

position (Noun) — The arrangement of the body and its limbs. ex. "he assumed a position of surrender"

position (Noun) — The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society. ex. "atheists do not enjoy a favourable position in American life"

position (Noun) — A job in an organization. ex. "he occupied a position in the treasury"

position (Noun) — The spatial property of a place where (or way in which) something is situated. ex. "the position of the hands on the clock"

position (Noun) — The appropriate or customary location. ex. "the cars were in position"

position (Noun) — (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player. ex. "what position does he play?"

position (Noun) — The act of putting something in a certain place.

position (Noun) — A condition or position in which you find yourself. ex. "the unpleasant position of having to choose between two evils"

position (Noun) — A rationalized mental attitude.

position (Noun) — An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute. ex. "there are two positions to every question"

position (Noun) — An item on a list or in a sequence. ex. "moved from third to fifth position"

position (Noun) — The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another. ex. "can you go in my position?"

position (Noun) — The act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom.

23 types of
activity assumption attitude bodily property business condition function item job line line of work mental attitude occupation office opinion orientation part point relation role • • •
314 types
Goalkeeper Holy Order Implantation Ordination Weltanschauung academicianship accountantship admiralty ambassadorship angular position anomaly anteriority apostleship apposition apprenticeship arrangement asana associateship attorneyship back • • •
23 see also
anterior dominant erect exterior external inner interior internal left low-class low-level lower-class middle-class outer posh posterior right subordinate subsidiary unerect upper-class upright vertical

2. position (Verb)

23 synonyms
affix assign bring to light come across come upon connect contrive discover fix fix up happen upon hit upon install locate originate place post put set set up • • •
2 definitions

position (Verb) — Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation.

position (Verb) — Cause to have a certain (possibly abstract) location. ex. "position your things here"

2 types of
displace move
106 types
aim appose arrange barrel bed bottle bucket butt clap cock coffin cram deploy deposit direct dispose docket dress emplace enclose • • •