Aim
Aim verb - Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
Usage example: Please don't aim at your little brother!
Position and aim are semantically related in point topic. In some cases you can use "Position" instead the word "Aim" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like bearings.
How words are described
| good | good aim | good position |
| high | high aim | high position |
| best | best aim | best position |
| better | better aim | better position |
| Other adjectives: similar, specific, perfect, original, proper, actual, real, bad, permanent, troubled, political, worse. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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You can see in that movie how often the special forces take position and then aim deliberately while the untrained terrorists just point their guns in the general direction and fire.
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The gun has to fire from the barrel at the 9 o'clock position, as firing from the traditional 12 o'clock position would push the plane to the side and throw off aim.
Source: Gatling Good - While it is difficult to aim, it allows you to re-position yourself and fire another.
Cite this Source
Position and Aim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aim/position
Aim & Position. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aim/position>.
Position or Aim. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aim/position.
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