poses

NOUN

artificial position

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mannerism mien posture

STRONG

act affectation air attitude attitudinizing bearing carriage facade fake front guise masquerade posturing pretense pretension role stance stand

WEAK

false show positure

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty reality truth

WEAK

movement

VERB

sit, stand in place

Synonyms

STRONG

arrange model peacock poise position posture strut

WEAK

sit for strike a pose

Antonyms

WEAK

be genuine go move withhold

VERB

pretend, fake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect

STRONG

act attitudinize feign grandstand impersonate masquerade peacock playact posture profess purport sham

WEAK

make believe make out like pass off put on airs put up a front show off strike an attitude take off as

Antonyms

WEAK

be genuine go move withhold

VERB

offer, put forward idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give present suggest

STRONG

advance ask extend posit prefer proffer propose proposition propound put query question set state submit tender

WEAK

hold out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refrain take withhold

STRONG

answer decrease discourage displace dissuade halt reject remove reply take back

WEAK

be genuine go move

Example Sentences

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Brooke Shields, of Acorn TV’s six-episode murder mystery “You’re Killing Me,” poses for a photo in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

She will not be allowed to leave the island as long as she "poses a risk to others", the government said in a statement earlier this week.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Second, the wide discretion the government asserts poses ongoing national security risks.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Thomson said it is a similar situation to six years ago but this virus poses a lower risk.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But Effie runs around in them full-time, and I'm determined that if she can do it, so can I. The dress poses another problem.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins