posture

The way you hold your body when sitting, standing, or moving.

• Keep a good posture when you sit.
• Her posture improved after months of exercise.
• The instructor corrected our standing postures.

Similar words: position, stance

Common phrases: good posture, poor posture, sitting posture

To pretend to strongly believe something, usually to impress other people.

• The politicians are just posturing.
• He postured as a champion of free speech.
• They spent the debate posturing for their supporters.

How to use it: posture as someone/something (She postured as a defender of workers.); posture for someone/something (The politicians were posturing for the television audience.)

Similar words: grandstand

Common phrases: posture for voters, posture as something

To act or stand in a particular way to create an impression.

• He postured as a confident leader.
• The guests postured for the cameras.
• She was posturing to impress the audience.

How to use it: posture as someone/something (He postured as a fearless leader.)

Similar words: pose

Common phrases: posture for cameras, posture as something

To hold your body in positions intended to make people notice or admire you.

• He postured in front of the mirror.
• The dancers postured to show off their costumes.
• She watched him posturing for the photographers.

How to use it: posture for someone/something (The athletes postured for the cameras.)

Similar words: pose

Common phrases: posture before someone, posture for cameras