stance

stance
noun
1 position in which sb stands
ADJECTIVE
▪ correct, good
▪ natural
▪ rigid
▪ relaxed
▪ upright
▪ defensive, fighting
▪ narrow, wide (both esp. AmE)
▪ batting, three-point (both AmE, sports)
▪

He lines up in a three-point stance and rushes quarterbacks.

VERB + STANCE
▪ adopt, assume (esp. AmE), get into (AmE), go into (AmE), take up
▪

The boxer took up a fighting stance.

▪ adjust, change
▪

Williams has adjusted his stance and swing.

▪ keep, maintain
PREPOSITION
▪ in a stance
▪

She stood in a defensive stance.

▪ stance of
▪

a stance of deliberate contempt

2 attitude
ADJECTIVE
▪ positive
▪ critical, negative, oppositional (esp. AmE)
▪ neutral
▪ aggressive, firm, hard-line, hawkish, rigid, strong, tough, uncompromising
▪ proactive (esp. AmE)
▪

Lawmakers should take a proactive stance to protect these animals.

▪ cautious
▪ conservative
▪ radical
▪ ethical, ideological, moral, political
▪ official, public
▪

Her public stance was much tougher than her private feelings on the subject.

▪ anti-war
VERB + STANCE
▪ adopt, assume (esp. AmE), make, take
▪ alter, change, shift, soften
▪ maintain
▪

the country maintained a neutral stance during the war.

PREPOSITION
▪ stance against
▪

The state has adopted a hard-line stance against abortion.

▪ stance on, stance towards/toward
▪

He has changed his stance on immigration.


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