carriage

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How does the noun carriage contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of carriage are bearing, demeanor, deportment, manner, and mien. While all these words mean "the outward manifestation of personality or attitude," carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking.

the kind of carriage learned at boarding school

In what contexts can bearing take the place of carriage?

In some situations, the words bearing and carriage are roughly equivalent. However, bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture.

a woman of regal bearing

When might demeanor be a better fit than carriage?

Although the words demeanor and carriage have much in common, demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior.

the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter

When would deportment be a good substitute for carriage?

The meanings of deportment and carriage largely overlap; however, deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training.

your deportment was atrocious

Where would manner be a reasonable alternative to carriage?

While the synonyms manner and carriage are close in meaning, manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others.

the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders

When is it sensible to use mien instead of carriage?

While in some cases nearly identical to carriage, mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor.

a mien of supreme self-satisfaction

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carriage Their feelings are overflowing in this carriage in the middle of a heated argument. Peter White, Deadline, 19 June 2025 Outside the carriage, Nan tells her father to very kindly get the hell out of England. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 June 2025 Meanwhile, wife Middleton and their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, rode in a carriage before appearing with the king and queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025 As Prince William took part in the military parade, the Princess and the children traveled in the open carriage, all smiles and enjoying the moment of sun. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for carriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriage
Noun
  • Capella is supposed to mark the position where the mama goat is sitting on the chariot driver’s shoulder, and that’s why it’s known as the goat star.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
  • Louella dies before the games begin when the District 12 chariot crashes during the tribute parade.
    Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Trump has yet to fully explain his sharp shift in posture, from determined dealmaker to potential participant in the attack on Tehran.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 19 June 2025
  • But there's an obvious tension given the Trump administration's posture on diversity programs that the history will be accurately preserved by federal institutions and museums.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • And Lyft is slated to launch its own self-driving cab service in Dallas, Texas, sometime in 2026.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2025
  • Musk appears to be on the verge of making his robotaxi vision a reality with a test run of a small squad of self-driving cabs in Austin, Texas, that began Sunday.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • John Thys/Getty Images Speaking ahead of the upcoming NATO summit, Secretary General Mark Rutte reaffirmed the alliance's unified stance on Iran's nuclear ambitions.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Currently, inflation in Russia sits at nearly 10% and the central bank’s hawkish stance has interest rates up to 20% in June.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Fun fact: this property was a stop on the original stagecoach route to Yosemite in the 1870s.
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025
  • But in one hamlet of about 2,800 residents in the northwest corner of the Sunflower State, once little more than a stop on a stagecoach route, there is no shame in running for president and losing.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This shift in the cat's demeanor resonated with viewers who recognized the familiar orange cat attitude.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Perhaps the attitude is that, as the tech sector caused the problem and is profiting from it, the tech sector should sort it out.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • And the reality is that the airlines don’t have the equipage.
    BYPaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • And the reality is that the airlines don’t have the equipage.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 8 June 2023

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“Carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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