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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stance, circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aspect, attitude, bearing, brace, carriage, condition, demeanor, deportment, disposition, mien, mode, phase, port, pose, position, positure, presence, set, situation, state |
| Main Entry: | posture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | display an attitude |
| Synonyms: | affect, attitudinize, display, do a bit, do for effect, fake, fake it, make a show, masquerade, pass for, pass off, playact, pose, put on airs, put up a front, show off* |
| Antonyms: | be truthful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pretended behavior |
| Synonyms: | affectation, attitude, bit*, chaser, dissimilation, fake, false front, feigning, front, performance, phony, pose, posture, pretense, put-on, sham, show, shuck and jive, simulation, soft soap, stall, stance, stunt, sweet talk |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental outlook |
| Synonyms: | air, angle, approach, belief, bent, bias, character, demeanor, disposition, frame of mind, headset, inclination, leaning, like it is, mental state, mindset, mindtrip, mood, notion, opinion, perspective, philosophy, point of view, position, posture, predilection, prejudice, proclivity, reaction, routine, say so, sensibility, sentiment, set, slant, stance, stand, standing, standpoint, temper, temperament, twist, view, where one is at |
| Notes: | aptitude and attitude derive from Latin aptitudo 'fitness,' the first through French, the second through a French borrowing of Italian attitudine |
| Main Entry: | attitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stance |
| Synonyms: | aspect, bearing, carriage, manner, mien, pose, position, posture, stand |
| Notes: | aptitude and attitude derive from Latin aptitudo 'fitness,' the first through French, the second through a French borrowing of Italian attitudine |
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circumstances |
| Synonyms: | action, ballgame, case, estate, happening, how it goes, how things are, how things stack up, lay of the land, like it is, mode, order, plight, position, posture, predicament, quality, rank, repair, reputation, riff, scene, shape, situation, size of it, sphere, spot, standing, state, state of affairs, status, status quo, trim, way things are, way things shape up, where it's at |
| Main Entry: | conduct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | administration |
| Synonyms: | care, carrying on, channels, charge, control, direction, execution, guidance, handling, intendance, leadership, management, manipulation, organization, oversight, plan, policy, posture, red tape, regimen, regulation, rule, running, strategy, superintendence, supervision, tactics, transaction, treatment, wielding |
| Main Entry: | conduct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | behavior |
| Synonyms: | address, attitude, bearing, carriage, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, manners, mien, posture, stance, tenue, ways |
| Main Entry: | deadlock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stalemate, impasse |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22, box*, cessation, checkmate, corner, dead end, dead heat, dilemma, draw, full stop, gridlock, halt, hole, pause, pickle, plight, posture, predicament, quandary, standoff, standstill, tie, wall* |
| Notes: | stalemate does not end - it is the outcome (stale in stalemate is from Anglo-Norman meaning 'be placed'); a standoff or deadlock can end |
| Antonyms: | agreement, breakthrough |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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