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position

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of position

1 an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

he holds the position of manager at the store

Synonyms of position

appointment, berth, billet, capacity, connection, function, job, place, post, situation

Words Related to position

business, employ, employment, occupation, profession

work

office, spot

calling, pursuit, trade, vocation

line, racket

engagement, gig

livelihood, living

career, lifework, practice (also practise)

duty, mission, posting, service, task

Near Antonyms of position

avocation

joblessness, unemployment

2 the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists

man's position in the universe

Synonyms of position

business, capacity, function, job, part, place, purpose, role (also rôle), task, work

Words Related to position

affair, concern, hand, involvement, participation

niche, office, post, situation

calling, occupation, pursuit, vocation

activity, assignment, charge, commission, duty, employ, mission, responsibility, service, use

3 the area or space occupied by or intended for something

I knew that someone had been in the room because the chair was out of its usual position

Synonyms of position

emplacement, locale, locality, location, locus, place, point, site, spot, venue, where

Words Related to position

scene

precinct, region, section, sector

here, there

4 the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain

the soldiers were commanded to hold their position on the hill at all costs

Synonyms of position

post, quarter, station

Words Related to position

assignment, brief, business, charge, detail, job, operation

5 the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

holds the lead position in the standings

Synonyms of position

degree, echelon, footing, level, place, rank, ranking, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratum

Words Related to position

condition, estate, order, walk

capacity, function

rating

position

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of position

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

positioned the chairs around the room

Synonyms of position

depose, deposit, dispose, emplace, fix, lay, place, put, set, set up, situate, stick

Words Related to position

move, rearrange, reorder, shift

orient

establish, locate, plant, settle

clap, flop, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk), plunk down, slap

affix, anchor, lock, lodge, wedge

array, lay out, line up, queue, rank

set down

Near Antonyms of position

relocate, remove, take

banish

dislodge, displace, replace, supersede, supplant

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