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position vs stance

stance vs position

position and stance both are nouns.

position is a verb but stance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
stance Yes No No No
As nouns, stance is a hyponym of position; that is, stance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
  • stance: standing posture
Other hyponyms of position include order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana, guard, sprawl, sprawling, tuck, standard anatomical position, back stance, crouch start.
As nouns, position and stance are synonyms defined as:
  • position and stance: a rationalized mental attitude
Other synonyms of position include posture.
position (noun) stance (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place standing posture
a job in an organization a rationalized mental attitude
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) stance (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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