The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

imitate, mimic; attitudinize, posture, put on airs, Colloq show
off: She posed as an art expert from Switzerland. She thinks
him a rou‚, but he's only posing. 3 set, put, ask, submit,
broach, posit, advance, present, predicate, postulate: The
interviewer posed some questions that were quite embarrassing.
--n. 4 position, attitude, posture, stance: Her profile is not
shown to best advantage in that pose. 5 affectation, act,
pretence, attitudinizing, affectedness, display, fa‡ade, show,
ostentation: His interest in art is just a pose to impress her.
poseur n. posturer, exhibitionist, pretender, impostor, masquerader,
attitudinizer; fake, faker, dissembler, fraud, Colloq show-off,
phoney or US also phony: He talks about literature, but he's a
poseur who just spouts the opinions of others.
posh adj. (de) luxe, luxurious, elegant, sumptuous, lavish, opulent,
rich, royal, regal, luxury, grand, fashionable, Colloq swank(y),
classy, ritzy, Slang snazzy: You ought to see what a posh
office my son has!
posit v. postulate, hypothesize, propound, put or set forth, put
forward, advance, propose, pose, offer, submit, predicate: If
we posit a downturn in prices next year, how does that affect
our profit forecasts?
position n. 1 posture, attitude, stance, pose; disposition, arrangement,
disposal: Once in a while, he would change his position so that
he faced the sun. With the pieces in this position the chess
game is a draw. 2 site, placement, situation, whereabouts,
placing, emplacement, location: Those bearings put his present
position about 20 miles west of C diz. 3 viewpoint, point of
view, outlook, attitude, angle, slant, stance, stand, opinion,
inclination, leaning, bent, sentiment, feeling, way of thinking:
My solicitor is pessimistic about my position in this case. 4
status, condition, state, circumstances, situation: Our
financial position vis-…-vis investment in gilt bonds has
changed. 5 class, caste, place, rank, standing, station, status,
importance: They insist on knowing the social position of the
girl's family. 6 job, occupation, situation, post, office,
function, appointment, capacity, place, role, Colloq billet,
berth, Australian possie or possy My mother's position as
managing director had nothing to do with my getting a promotion.