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present participle of posture.

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posturing

[pos-cher-ing] / ˈpɒs tʃər ɪŋ /

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camp adj.
acting n.
pose n.
pretense n.

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

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posturing

In this light, posturing as sympathetic is an empty gesture, meant to encourage women into motherhood without actually helping them survive it intact.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

"This isn't about political posturing," Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a Republican, said Monday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

A source within the department called some of Reforms proposals "empty posturing".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Instead of being treated with the seriousness they deserve, these topics are handled by the exhibition as opportunities for posturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

I’m not afraid: That’s really all I wanted to be able to say, and to say it without posturing.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

posturing

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