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Synonyms of position

15 similar words

Another word for position is stead. Other synonyms of position are adjust, disrupt, disturb, move and place.

Synonyms and similar words for position

nounA place or location.

  • steadThe position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.

verbTo put into place.

  • adjust
  • disrupt
  • disturb
  • moveTo change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
  • placeTo earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
  • put
  • relocate
  • repositionTo put into a new position.
  • setTo sit (be in a seated position).
  • shiftTo change position; to move.
  • station
  • transfer
  • transposeTo reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order.
  • stell obsoleteTo place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.

Meaning of position

  1. noun A place or location.
  2. noun A post of employment; a job.
  3. noun A status or rank.

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Questions about synonyms of position

What is another word for position?
Position has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stead, adjust, disrupt, disturb, move, place, put and relocate.
What does position mean?
Position means a place or location.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: position (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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