Synonyms: position
Definition: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
Similar words: assumption
Definition: the act of assuming or taking for granted
Usage: your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted
Synonyms: berth, billet, spot, situation, position, post, place, office
Definition: a job in an organization
Usage: he occupied a post in the treasury
Similar words: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Usage: he's not in my line of business
Synonyms: position, place, stead, lieu
Definition: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Usage: can you go in my stead?; took his place; in lieu of
Similar words: part, office, function, role
Definition: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Usage: the function of a teacher; the government must do its part; play its role
Synonyms: position
Definition: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
Usage: what position does he play?
Similar words: role
Definition: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
Usage: what is your role on the team?
Synonyms: position, positioning, placement, locating, location, emplacement
Definition: the act of putting something in a certain place
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: position, spatial relation
Definition: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Usage: the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
Similar words: relation
Definition: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Synonyms: position, posture, attitude
Definition: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Usage: he assumed an attitude of surrender
Similar words: bodily property
Definition: an attribute of the body
Synonyms: stance, position, posture
Definition: a rationalized mental attitude
Similar words: attitude, mental attitude
Definition: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
Usage: he had the attitude that work was fun
Synonyms: position, perspective, view
Definition: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Usage: consider what follows from the positivist view
Similar words: orientation
Definition: an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
Definition: an item on a list or in a sequence
Usage: in the second place; moved from third to fifth position
Definition: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
Usage: he noticed an item in the New York Times; she had several items on her shopping list; the main point on the agenda was taken up first
Definition: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
Usage: there are two sides to every question
Definition: a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
Usage: his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
Definition: the particular portion of space occupied by something
Usage: he put the lamp back in its place
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Synonyms: position
Definition: the appropriate or customary location
Usage: the cars were in position
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Synonyms: position, military position
Definition: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Definition: a condition or position in which you find yourself
Usage: the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils; found herself in a very fortunate situation
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations
Definition: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Usage: he had the status of a minor; the novel attained the status of a classic; atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
Similar words: state
Definition: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
Usage: the current state of knowledge; his state of health; in a weak financial state
Synonyms: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: position
Definition: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point