n. 1 pose, position, attitude, stance, appearance, carriage She stood there in a defiant posture, with arms akimbo 2 position, condition, situation, state, disposition; arrangement, organization, layout, array, format The government adopted a conciliatory posture in the matter 3 attitude, stance, position, feeling, sentiment, outlook, (point of) view, viewpoint, orientation, disposition, frame of mind, mood The interviewer tried to determine the general's posture on disarmament
v. 4 pose, attitudinize, affect, put on a show, do for effect, Colloq show off Despite all her posturing, we believe her to be sincere