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Definitions

posturing

[pos-cher-ing] / ˈpɒs tʃər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

camp

Synonyms

STRONG

affected arch avant-garde in mod pop wild

WEAK

Daliesque artificial far-out mannered ostentatious

Antonyms

STRONG

approved boring common customary normal ordinary standard

NOUN

acting

Synonyms

STRONG

assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal portraying posing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting showing off

NOUN

pose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mannerism mien posture

STRONG

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

WEAK

false show positure

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty reality truth

WEAK

movement

NOUN

pretense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charade cloak pretext semblance veneer

STRONG

act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display dissimulation double-dealing evasion excuse fabrication facade fakery falsification feigning gag guise insincerity invention make believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham shuffling simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile

WEAK

dumb act faking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reality

STRONG

frankness honesty honor openness quiet simplicity truth truthfulness uprightness

Example Sentences

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"This is childish," she said, urging party leaders to stop "posturing".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

If “The Christophers” is to be believed, art that tries to imitate a certain style is little more than hollow, emotionless posturing.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Bragging, threatening, and posturing are all frowned upon.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

“With the exception of some rather irritating posturing in bars, I don’t know if I’ve ever had anyone actually leap to my defense before.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

posturing

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