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position vs standing

standing vs position

position and standing both are nouns.

position is not an adjective while standing is an adjective.

position is a verb but standing is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
standing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, standing is a hyponym of position; that is, standing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
  • standing: social or financial or professional status or reputation
Other hyponyms of position include face, election, echelon, equality, equation, equivalence, par, rank, social rank, social station, social status, high status, high ground, high profile, Holy Order, Order, low status, lowliness, lowness, legal status, bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy, left-handedness, command, nationality, footing, terms, retirement, rank, caste, dignity, nobility, noblesse, ordination, pedestal, leadership, slot, toehold.
position (noun) standing (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
a job in an organization an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player social or financial or professional status or reputation
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 (adjective) standing (adjective)
(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
executed in or initiated from a standing position
(of fluids) not moving or flowing
having a supporting base
not created for a particular occasion
permanent
position (verb) standing (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between position and standing

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