Synonyms of positions

positions 1 of 2

noun

plural of position

1

as in jobs

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

he holds the position of manager at the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• places
• posts
• situations
• appointments
• capacities
• employments
• functions
• connections
• employs
• berths
• billets
• offices
• spots
• professions
• occupations
• duties
• postings
• works
• careers
• vocations
• tasks
• businesses
• callings
• services
• pursuits
• trades
• practices
• missions
• engagements
• livelihoods
• rackets
• gigs
• lines
• livings
• lifeworks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

2

as in roles

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 & Similar Words

• roles
• jobs
• purposes
• tasks
• functions
• parts
• works
• places
• capacities
• missions
• businesses
• hands
• concerns
• activities
• situations
• offices
• duties
• occupations
• involvements
• responsibilities
• services
• affairs
• vocations
• participations
• posts
• assignments
• niches
• pursuits
• uses
• callings
• commissions
• employs
• charges

3

as in locations

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 & Similar Words

• locations
• venues
• places
• sites
• spots
• localities
• loci
• points
• locales
• emplacements
• scenes
• regions
• sections
• sectors
• wheres
• precincts
• theres
• heres

4

as in stations

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 & Similar Words

• stations
• quarters
• jobs
• posts
• operations
• details
• assignments
• businesses
• charges
• briefs

5

as in levels

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

holds the lead position in the standings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levels
• ranks
• places
• echelons
• rankings
• degrees
• situations
• stations
• standings
• strata
• statuses
• reaches
• conditions
• rungs
• footings
• functions
• capacities
• orders
• ratings
• walks
• estates

positions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of position

as in places

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

positioned the chairs around the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• places
• situates
• puts
• deposits
• locates
• sticks
• sets
• lays
• parks
• disposes
• plants
• fixes
• sets up
• emplaces
• shifts
• deposes
• moves
• locks
• rearranges
• orients
• ranks
• claps
• establishes
• niches
• reorders
• slaps
• flops
• anchors
• assembles
• affixes
• planks
• carries
• collects
• plops
• arrays
• berths
• lodges
• plunks down
• lays out
• sets down
• wedges
• plumps
• ensconces
• plunks
• queues
• settles
• lines up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes
• removes
• relocates
• replaces
• displaces
• supersedes
• supplants
• banishes
• dislodges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of positions

Noun

Indiana's Medicaid agency has 94 open positions. —Sam Whitehead, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026

Experience, often in multiple systems, pays off at skill positions more than ever. —Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

With several positions up in the air, including first base, performances like Claeson’s help. —Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

In addition to central office staff, around 270 classified positions are slated to be eliminated, although a number of these positions are currently vacant. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026

Tasks involving the exchange of funds—currency trading, leveraged positions, financial API calls—require the agent to access user capital before outcomes can be verified, which is where underwriting becomes essential. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026

Bryan fights to stay likable enough to keep his appeal broad and often overqualifies what could seem like implicitly left-leaning positions. —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026

The Observer compared full-time city employee salaries from its database to publicly available data for similar positions in Mecklenburg County and other cities throughout the country. —Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026

Engagement across these positions may be either fleeting or sustained, but is not inherently superficial. —Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026

Verb

By combining visual awareness, conversational memory, and behavioral analytics, Realbotix positions Vinci as a system that not only enhances interaction but also generates actionable insights from those interactions. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

This double-digit growth positions the $98-per-year service as a formidable challenger to Amazon Prime, leaning heavily on delivery speed and new streaming partnerships. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026

This growing local sourcing ecosystem, strengthened by rising domestic demand and export‑friendly policies, positions India as an increasingly strategic base for Ikea. —Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026

With durable construction, responsive support, and a price point often below $1,000, Sleepmax positions itself as an option for consumers seeking hybrid construction at a lower price point than many traditional premium retail models. —Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

Fusing gaming culture with emotional drama, the series positions itself as a cross-market play with strong commercial upside. —Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026

If the album positions them in the lineage of sometime tourmates Modest Mouse and the Flaming Lips, Something Worth Waiting For sounds less like a swing for the big time than a merry jaunt into its general vicinity, happy to pick up any alt-rock lifers who’ll come. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026

Night Train positions itself as a specialist in co-production and co-financing for TV series, feature films and docs. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026