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The synonyms of “Stance” are: position, posture, body position, pose, attitude, bearing, stand, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, line, policy, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings, site, place, spot, station
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stance” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| angle | Angle iron or a similar constructional material made of another metal. The supporting frame is usually of aluminium angle bolted together. |
| approach | An initial proposal or request made to someone. His approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons. |
| attitude | The orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the direction of travel. She snapped her fingers with attitude. |
| bearing | Characteristic way of bearing one s body. There were no steeples or bridges from which to take a bearing. |
| body position | The central message of a communication. |
| feelings | The sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin. The remark hurt his feelings. |
| ideas | Melodic subject of a musical composition. He has an idea that we don't like him. |
| line | A line marking the starting or finishing point in a race. A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line. |
| opinion | A formal statement of reasons for a judgement given. His opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page. |
| outlook | Belief about (or mental picture of) the future. The pleasant outlook from the club window. |
| perspective | The appearance of viewed objects with regard to their relative position, distance from the viewer, etc. A trick of perspective. |
| place | A person’s home. That street was no place for a lady. |
| point of view | The dot at the left of a decimal fraction. |
| policy | A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government. It was a policy of retribution. |
| pose | A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes. The man dropped his pose of amiability. |
| position | An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute. Sew the band into position. |
| posture | A way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression; a pose. The snake inverts itself into the mock dead posture. |
| sentiments | Tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion. |
| site | A website. The concrete is mixed on site. |
| slant | A biased way of looking at or presenting something. A new slant on science. |
| spot | A particular place or point. A spot of tea. |
| stand | The position where a thing or person stands. His traditionalist stand. |
| standpoint | The position from which someone is able to view a scene or an object. She writes on religion from the standpoint of a believer. |
| station | The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station. A research station in the rainforest. |
| thinking | The process of considering or reasoning about something. His thinking is reflected in his later autobiography. |
| thoughts | The process of using your mind to consider something carefully. What are your thoughts on Haiti. |
| viewpoint | A person’s opinion or point of view. I do try to put over our viewpoint. |
| way of thinking | How a result is obtained or an end is achieved. |
| ban | Ban from a place of residence as for punishment. A three year driving ban. |
| block | Shape by using a block. The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage. |
| commons | Provisions shared in common; rations. The state was divided into clergy nobility and commons. |
| courtyard | An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by walls or buildings, typically one forming part of a castle or large house. |
| disinformation | Misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc. A government inspired disinformation campaign. |
| facet | Any of the individual units (ommatidia) that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean. A blue and green jewel that shines from a million facets. |
| faction | A dissenting clique. A council increasingly split by faction. |
| forbidden | Not allowed; banned. Forbidden fruit. |
| hegemony | The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others. The consolidation of the United States hegemony over a new international economic system. |
| knave | A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. |
| left | On or to the left side. I rarely lose a left hand glove. |
| lieu | The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another. In lieu of. |
| locale | A place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it. Her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales. |
| location | A point or extent in space. The movie was filmed entirely on location. |
| locus | A curve or other figure formed by all the points satisfying a particular equation of the relation between coordinates, or by a point, line, or surface moving according to mathematically defined conditions. The real locus of power is the informal council. |
| mendacious | Intentionally untrue. Mendacious propaganda. |
| mendacity | The tendency to be untruthful. People publicly castigated for past mendacity. |
| misinformation | Information that is incorrect. Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation. |
| nonviolent | Achieved without bloodshed. |
| pacifist | Opposed to war. She was a committed pacifist all her life. |
| park | Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space. A coach park. |
| place | Score a goal by a place kick. A newspaper had been placed beside my plate. |
| plaza | A public square, marketplace, or similar open space in a built-up area. The plaza is lively in the evenings when the pavement cafes are full. |
| position | An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute. Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life. |
| posture | Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. He took ballet lessons to improve his posture. |
| prohibitionist | A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. |
| propaganda | The dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy. The party s leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary. |
| site | A website. Some servers use cookies to track users from site to site. |
| situated | Situated in a particular spot or position. Nicely situated on a quiet riverbank. |
| spreading | Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space. |
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