change posture vs unbend

unbend vs change posture

change posture and unbend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change posture	No	No	Yes	No
unbend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, unbend is a hyponym of change posture; that is, unbend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change posture:

change posture: undergo a change in bodily posture
unbend: straighten up or out; make straight

Other hyponyms of change posture include straighten, arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise, fall, fall, fall down, right, sit, sit down, lie, lie down, drop, drop down, sink, hump, hunch, hunch forward, hunch over, straighten, bow, uncurl, sit up.

change posture (verb)	unbend (verb)
undergo a change in bodily posture	release from mental strain, tension, or formality
	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
	make less taut
	free from flexure
	unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
	straighten up or out; make straight

Difference between change posture and unbend

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