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POSED Synonyms

There are 30 synonyms of the word posed. (exact relations)
There are 36 hypernyms of the word posed. (close relations)

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posture
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the arrangement of the body and its limbs

• characteristic way of bearing one's body

• a rationalized mental attitude

• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

verb

• behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

• assume a posture as for artistic purposes

affectation
nounn
noun

• a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

affectedness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)

• a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

airs
verb, nounv, n
noun

• affected manners intended to impress others

amaze
verbv
verb

• affect with wonder

• be a mystery or bewildering to

baffle
verbv
noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

beat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

adjective satellite

• very tired

verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

bewilder
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause to be confused emotionally

dumbfound
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

flummox
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

get
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

verb

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• go or come after and bring or take back

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• take vengeance on or get even

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

• give certain properties to something

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• attract and fix

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• reach by calculation

• acquire as a result of some effort or action

• purchase

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• reach and board

• irritate

• evoke an emotional response

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• overcome or destroy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

gravel
nounn
noun

• rock fragments and pebbles

verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• cover with gravel

• be a mystery or bewildering to

impersonate
verbv
verb

• assume or act the character of

• represent another person with comic intentions

• pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

lay
verbv
noun

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

• a narrative poem of popular origin

adjective satellite

• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

• not of or from a profession

verb

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• put in a horizontal position

• prepare or position for action or operation

• lay eggs

• impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

mannerism
nounn
noun

• a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

• an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures.

• a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

model
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• a type of product

• a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

• representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

• something to be imitated

• someone worthy of imitation

• a representative form or pattern

• a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

• the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

adjective satellite

• worthy of imitation

verb

• plan or create according to a model or models

• form in clay, wax, etc

• assume a posture as for artistic purposes

• display (clothes) as a mannequin

• create a representation or simulation of

• construct a model in the likeness of

mystify
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make mysterious

nonplus
verb, nounv, n
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

perplex
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make more complicated

personate
verbv
verb

• pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

• attribute human qualities to something

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Alternatives for POSTURE

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