Synonyms of posts

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noun (1)

plural of post, chiefly British

as in mails

communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system

the post always comes at tea time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mails
• messages
• correspondences
• letters
• cards
• packages
• matters
• parcel posts
• snail mail
• shipments
• notes
• special deliveries
• registered mails
• missives
• postcards
• dispatches
• mailers
• epistles
• postal cards
• airmails
• rural deliveries
• certified mails
• bundles
• rural free deliveries
• special handlings
• direct mails
• junk mails
• printed matters
• airposts

posts

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noun (2)

plural of post

1

as in jobs

a specific task with which a person or group is charged

selling lemonade was my post at the church fair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jobs
• assignments
• missions
• duties
• details
• responsibilities
• operations
• requirements
• briefs
• businesses
• obligations
• works
• charges
• offices
• needs
• appointments
• commitments
• chores
• nominations
• promises
• commissions
• burdens
• errands
• designations
• labors
• constraints
• pledges
• restraints
• compulsions

2

as in positions

the place where someone is assigned to stand or remain

he wisely stayed at his post during the emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in places

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avocations
• unemployments

posts

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noun (3)

plural of post

as in columns

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

hung the hammock between a tree and a post in the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• columns
• pilasters
• pillars
• stanchions
• piers
• pilings
• piles
• needles
• pedestals
• caryatids
• obelisks
• flying buttresses
• buttresses

posts

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of post

1

as in publishes

to affix (as a notice) to or on a suitable place

the student organizations generally post their announcements on the campus bulletin board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• publishes
• announces
• placards
• nails
• broadcasts
• tacks (up)
• bills
• promulgates
• publicizes
• proclaims
• advertises
• declares
• blazes
• plasters
• calls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removes
• takes down

2

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly

posted the students' grades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• publishes
• declares
• proclaims
• advertises
• broadcasts
• runs with
• releases
• promulgates
• reports
• publicizes
• beats the drum (for or about)
• sounds
• placards
• flashes
• gives out
• discloses
• blares
• trumpets
• blazes
• annunciates
• reveals
• bulletins
• heralds
• enunciates
• calls (off or out)
• blazons
• promotes
• spreads
• shows
• features
• barks
• rings
• disseminates
• cries
• blurbs
• bills
• gazettes
• introduces
• billboards
• tolls
• notifies
• informs
• puffs
• plugs
• manifests
• divulges
• imparts
• hands down
• kithes
• apprises
• intimates
• knells
• pitches
• communicates
• advises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silences
• conceals
• recalls
• withholds
• suppresses
• retracts
• revokes
• hushes (up)
• recants

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of post

as in stations

to assign to a place or position

the police are planning to post an officer outside the hospital room of the witness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stations
• details
• places
• appoints
• sets
• positions

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verb (3)

present tense third-person singular of post

as in addresses

to send through the postal system

be sure to post the letter this afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mails
• addresses
• ships
• routes
• dispatches
• forwards
• airmails
• registers
• transmits
• franks
• consigns
• remits
• transports
• directs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gets
• receives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of posts

Noun

Iran is determined to smother any internal unrest Rezaei’s appointment came in a recent set of decrees by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, that formally set Iran’s new senior leadership, including top military posts. — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Ochoa was known to flaunt his success on social media, including posts of him riding jet skis and standing by his black Corvette. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Yiannopoulos has frequently called for aggressive immigration enforcement in posts on his X account over the last year. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

El-Sayed has campaigned on the Michigan campus with Amir Makled, a lawyer who defended the protesters and who has shared anti-Semitic and pro-Hezbollah social-media posts. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

In a time when malls and in-person shopping are declining, people are flocking to Beachyville from all over the world after seeing social posts about the unique Caseville experience. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The creature, smaller than a house cat and uniquely round, appeared in social media users’ posts waddling across lawns, fences, and cables around the city. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

In September, Attiah said that she was terminated over social media posts in the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

Footage obtained by Airline Videos, a website that posts plane-spotting footage, shows a DHL jetliner touching down on the runway and, seconds later, white smoke emitting from the aircraft’s rear tires. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Under the jerseys, Lee, 40, humbly posts a small University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame plaque. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Smith posts so much that her audience can easily spot the items that are staples in her life, like these $250 Dolce Vita boots. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Takaichi frequently posts comments and policies on X instead of talking to the media. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

The mom frequently posts short tributes on social media to honor the memory of kids who have died from cancer. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

The results come as Walmart posts a stretch of solid growth, fueled by gains in segments like pickup and delivery, its third-party marketplace, and advertising. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

On that day in the back room of his gym, Richardson did not acknowledge the Instagram posts at all, according to two parents present. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026

The Secretary of State's office also released a contingency plan spelling out exactly how a statewide hand recount would be run if Lindell posts the bond by Monday's deadline. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026