Synonyms of position

position 1 of 2

noun

pə-ˈzi-shən 

1

as in job

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

he holds the position of manager at the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• job
• place
• situation
• post
• employment
• capacity
• appointment
• function
• employ
• connection
• office
• career
• berth
• spot
• profession
• billet
• work
• occupation
• posting
• duty
• business
• task
• calling
• vocation
• pursuit
• practice
• trade
• living
• mission
• service
• engagement
• line
• gig
• livelihood
• racket
• practise
• lifework

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unemployment
• avocation
• joblessness

2

as in role

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

• role
• job
• purpose
• task
• function
• part
• work
• place
• capacity
• business
• mission
• rôle
• situation
• office
• participation
• duty
• concern
• involvement
• vocation
• occupation
• responsibility
• activity
• hand
• post
• use
• assignment
• service
• niche
• pursuit
• calling
• commission
• affair
• employ
• charge

3

as in location

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

• location
• place
• venue
• site
• spot
• where
• locality
• locus
• point
• emplacement
• locale
• scene
• region
• section
• sector
• there
• precinct
• here

4

as in station

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

• station
• quarter
• post
• job
• operation
• business
• assignment
• detail
• charge
• brief

5

as in level

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

holds the lead position in the standings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• level
• ranking
• place
• rank
• echelon
• standing
• situation
• status
• degree
• footing
• station
• stratum
• reach(es)
• rung
• condition
• function
• order
• capacity
• walk
• estate
• rating

position

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verb

as in to place

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

positioned the chairs around the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• place
• situate
• put
• locate
• deposit
• lay
• stick
• dispose
• set
• set up
• depose
• fix
• park
• emplace
• move
• plant
• shift
• lock
• orient
• establish
• niche
• rearrange
• reorder
• slap
• rank
• clap
• carry
• assemble
• anchor
• collect
• plump
• wedge
• array
• affix
• flop
• plank
• plunk down
• line up
• plop
• berth
• queue
• set down
• lay out
• settle
• lodge
• ensconce
• plunk
• plonk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remove
• take
• relocate
• replace
• displace
• supersede
• banish
• dislodge
• supplant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of position

Noun

Rubio pitched her for Homeland Security Secretary during the first transition and again when the position was vacated by John Kelly, in 2019. —Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

Sit or lie down so that the bite is in a neutral, comfortable position. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025

Verb

Troops could be seen over the weekend positioned around the mostly quiet city, standing near armored Humvees and posing for pictures with tourists. —Abc News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2025

Today developers are positioning agents as a more advanced form of chatbot, capable of autonomously making decisions and completing routine tasks, such as navigating a Web browser or debugging computer code. —Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025