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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

  • manʼs 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

ensconce, niche

assemble, collect

carry

berth, park

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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