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

Several militants took up positions inside the complex, and a shootout with security officers ensued, said police official Mohammad Sadiq. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

The group said the attacks were retaliation for Saudi military operations against Houthi positions in Yemen. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

That’s an increase, since 2025, of approximately 13,860 teaching positions that went unfilled or filled by non-certified teachers. — Paul Koh, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026

That included eliminating 400 vacant positions, tapping an $89 million rail-project reserve to cover transit expenses and using an affordable-housing reserve to pay for a county eviction-reduction program. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Howell most recently served as chief revenue officer at Otter Products and previously held sales and commercial leadership roles at Dickies and The North Face, as well as positions at Smartwool and Oakley. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Manufacturing, with around 430,000 workers, dropped 900 positions in August, but is also up by 2,300 on the year. — Jim Turner, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

From a business viewpoint, greater visibility into cash positions can support more accurate forecasts. — Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

This pass map shows the dangerous positions Rashford has put Shaw into with the ball (yellow arrows) — three are in the box and two are on the edge of it. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

For operators, that positions soft clubbing inside a sustained daytime, sober-friendly movement rather than a one-season novelty. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Vogue positions the shape as a transitional piece worth prioritizing before winter weather sets in. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

The appointments come as Alvanon increasingly positions sizing and fit data not only as a product-development tool but as infrastructure for digital commerce. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Though The Lizzie Borden Story positions her as Lizzie’s feminist Virgil, Bridget’s first instinct is to kill the Bordens with poison, which was then considered to be the feminine murder weapon. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Ysmart positions the Toolt as a compact toolbox that combines 36 tools in a body roughly the size of a car key fob. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Amid a tit-for-tat battle to host Hollywood, Texas last year bolstered its film and TV incentive program that positions a Southern bloc of states as a premier destination for entertainment and media. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

To make matters worse, the Houthis have captured new terrain in Yemen and acquired Perim Island, a speck of land inside the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint that better positions the Yemeni militia to intercept oil tankers. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The movie explicitly positions this adaptation as expanding the source material’s examination of gender and class to include race. — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026