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pose

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pose

a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
  • my cheerfulness was just a pose, for I was feeling miserable
Synonyms of pose

act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also façade), front, guise, masquerade, playacting, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show
Words Related to pose

impersonation, performance, portrayal

image, persona

appearance, color, gloss

camouflage, cloak

affectation, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, fraud, guile

betrayal, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, treachery, treason, unfaithfulness

excuse, pretext
Near Antonyms of pose

bluntness, candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, outspokenness, plainspokenness, sincerity, straightforwardness

artlessness, genuineness, naïveté (also naivete)

Synonym Discussion of pose

pose, air, airs, affectation, mannerism mean an adopted way of speaking or behaving. pose implies an attitude deliberately assumed in order to impress others.
    • her shyness was just a pose
air may suggest natural acquirement through environment or way of life.
    • a traveler's sophisticated air
airs always implies artificiality and pretentiousness.
    • snobbish airs
affectation applies to a trick of speech or behavior that strikes the observer as insincere.
    • the posh accent is an affectation
mannerism applies to an acquired eccentricity that has become a habit.
    • gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable mannerism
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pose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pose

to set before the mind for consideration
  • posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer
Synonyms of pose

advance, bounce, offer, proffer, propose, propound, suggest, vote
Words Related to pose

move

nominate, recommend

present, submit, tender, trot out

file, lay, lodge

arrange, calculate, chart, contrive, cover, frame, map, plan, plot, shape
Phrases Synonymous with pose

put forth, put forward
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pose

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pose

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
  • utterly posed by the barrage of questions
Synonyms of pose

addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle, vex
Words Related to pose

stick, stump, weird out

abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle

agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset

beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick
Phrases Synonymous with pose

blow one's mind, go to one's head
Near Antonyms of pose

assure, reassure, satisfy

enlighten, inform

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