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Synonyms of position in English:

position


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See Spanish definition of posición

noun

1‘radars determine the aircraft's position’

SYNONYMS
location, place, situation, spot, site, locality, locale, scene, setting, area, point
whereabouts, bearings, orientation
Australian, New Zealand informal possie
technical locus

2‘she levered herself into a standing position’

SYNONYMS
posture, stance, attitude, pose
set, arrangement, disposition, placement

3‘the company's financial position is dire’

SYNONYMS
situation, state, condition, circumstances, set of circumstances, state of affairs, case
predicament, plight, pass, strait, straits

4‘all the political parties were jockeying for position’

SYNONYMS
advantage, pole position, advantageous position, favourable position, the upper hand, the edge, the whip hand, primacy
North American informal the catbird seat
Australian, New Zealand informal the box seat

5‘people's awareness of their position in society’

SYNONYMS
status, place, level, rank, grade, grading, rating, standing, station, footing
stature, prestige, influence, reputation, repute, importance, consequence, class

6‘I'm looking for a secretarial position’

SYNONYMS
job, day job, post, situation, appointment, role, occupation, employment
office, capacity, duty, function
opening, vacancy, niche, opportunity, placement
informal berth
Australian informal grip
archaic employ

7‘the chancellor was asked to clarify the government's position on the matter’

SYNONYMS
point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, attitude, stand, standpoint, stance, posture, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings

verb

1‘he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them’

SYNONYMS
put, place, locate, situate, set, site, stand, station
lay, lie, rest, prop, plant, stick, install, settle
arrange, dispose, array, range, lay out, deploy
orient, orientate
informal plonk, park
rare posit