Synonyms of poses

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pose

as in suggests

to set before the mind for consideration

posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggests
• proposes
• offers
• recommends
• presents
• votes
• advances
• propounds
• bounces
• proffers
• puts forward
• submits
• puts forth
• nominates
• moves
• files
• maps
• plots
• plans
• shapes
• tenders
• trots out
• charts
• arranges
• lays
• covers
• calculates
• frames
• lodges
• contrives

poses

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pose

as in puzzles

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

utterly posed by the barrage of questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzles
• confuses
• baffles
• perplexes
• bewilders
• stuns
• mystifies
• embarrasses
• confounds
• rattles
• gets
• bothers
• disturbs
• flusters
• vexes
• muddles
• flummoxes
• discombobulates
• bemuses
• fuddles
• befuddles
• disorients
• bamboozles
• muddies
• upsets
• mazes
• beats
• addles
• unsettles
• befogs
• foxes
• gravels
• buffaloes
• sticks
• blows one's mind
• goes to one's head
• stumps
• mortifies
• disconcerts
• nonplusses
• abashes
• distresses
• discountenances
• discomposes
• agitates
• discomfits
• tricks
• disquiets
• fazes
• deceives
• discomforts
• perturbs
• nonpluses
• misleads
• chagrins
• strings along
• takes in
• unhinges
• dismays
• weirds out
• hoodwinks
• deludes
• dupes
• fools
• gulls
• cozens
• beguiles
• hoaxes
• misguides
• humbugs
• snows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assures
• satisfies
• informs
• reassures
• enlightens

poses

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noun

plural of pose

as in shows

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 & Similar Words

• shows
• guises
• facades
• pretenses
• disguises
• masquerades
• airs
• charades
• acts
• pretences
• façades
• fronts
• semblances
• personae
• cloaks
• portrayals
• put-ons
• personas
• performances
• impersonations
• pretexts
• images
• affectations
• deceptions
• dissimulations
• appearances
• glosses
• duplicities
• colors
• guiles
• camouflages
• double-dealings
• deceits
• excuses
• frauds
• double crosses
• fakeries
• betrayals
• treacheries
• perfidies
• treasons
• falsities
• infidelities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• candors
• sincerities
• naivetes
• naïvetés
• naivetés