Synonyms of posing

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adjective

as in pretending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• duplicitous
• hypocritical
• insincere
• dissimulating
• dissembling
• bluffing
• equivocating
• unscrupulous
• unbelievable
• unreliable
• evasive
• untrustworthy
• treacherous
• deceptive
• tricky
• sneaky
• wily
• lying
• slick
• slippery
• sly
• undependable
• artful
• deceitful
• devious
• underhanded
• fallacious
• untrue
• false
• dishonest
• mendacious
• prevaricating
• untruthful
• fibbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truthful
• honest
• direct
• candid
• open
• plain
• forthcoming
• veracious
• outspoken
• frank
• forthright
• true
• veritable
• credible
• believable
• out-front
• plainspoken
• openhearted
• free-spoken
• freehearted
• foursquare

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• truthful
• honest
• direct
• candid
• open
• plain
• forthcoming
• veracious
• outspoken
• frank
• forthright
• true
• veritable
• credible
• believable
• out-front
• plainspoken
• openhearted
• free-spoken
• freehearted
• foursquare

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posing

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verb (1)

present participle of pose

as in suggesting

to set before the mind for consideration

posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggesting
• proposing
• offering
• presenting
• recommending
• voting
• bouncing
• advancing
• propounding
• proffering
• putting forward
• submitting
• nominating
• putting forth
• filing
• moving
• planning
• plotting
• shaping
• arranging
• tendering
• mapping
• laying
• framing
• covering
• calculating
• charting
• trotting out
• lodging
• contriving

posing

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verb (2)

present participle of pose

as in puzzling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

utterly posed by the barrage of questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzling
• baffling
• perplexing
• confusing
• bewildering
• bothering
• embarrassing
• vexing
• getting
• mystifying
• stunning
• rattling
• disturbing
• flustering
• muddling
• confounding
• muddying
• flummoxing
• bamboozling
• graveling
• gravelling
• befuddling
• beating
• fuddling
• bemusing
• disorienting
• addling
• befogging
• upsetting
• discombobulating
• buffaloing
• mazing
• sticking
• stumping
• unsettling
• foxing
• blowing one's mind
• disconcerting
• distressing
• mortifying
• going to one's head
• agitating
• fooling
• discomfiting
• tricking
• deceiving
• nonplussing
• disquieting
• fazing
• perturbing
• deluding
• discomposing
• discomforting
• duping
• misleading
• discountenancing
• gulling
• abashing
• unhinging
• hoodwinking
• hoaxing
• misguiding
• humbugging
• nonplusing
• dismaying
• weirding out
• beguiling
• taking in
• stringing along
• snowing
• chagrining
• cozening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assuring
• satisfying
• informing
• reassuring
• enlightening

• assuring
• satisfying
• informing
• reassuring
• enlightening