posing

[poh-zing] / ˈpoʊ zɪŋ /

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 posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals

WEAK

play acting showing off

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 posturing 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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Returns for individual stocks have been all over the place, posing opportunities to buy fallen names.

From Barron's

Artificial intelligence is expected to supercharge cyber threats, with AI agents and prompt injection attacks posing new security challenges.

From Barron's

It refused to release a redacted version of the assessment, saying that would leave "little or no meaningful information while still posing a residual risk of harm".

From BBC

Americans cranked up the heat, posing the biggest test of the electric grid this season.

From The Wall Street Journal

I knew better than to expect anything as grand as my old library with its brick exterior, white columns, and stone statues posing out front.

From Literature

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