Position
Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.
Setting is a synonym for position in location topic. In some cases you can use "Setting" instead a noun "Position", when it comes to topics like physical place.
Setting
Setting noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.
Usage example: the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting
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Synonyms for Setting
Position is a synonym for setting in surroundings topic. Sometimes you can use "Position" instead the word "Setting" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old position | old setting |
| good | good position | good setting |
| high | high position | high setting |
| low | low position | low setting |
| Other adjectives: similar, normal, usual, common, specific, current, original, initial, proper, actual, real, social, new, unique, military, highest, official, central, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Since Amy Jo Johnson actually told Saban she was going to quit beforehand, instead of clumsy camera tricks and an abrupt Fake Shemp, half the season was spent slowly easing her character out of the Pink Ranger position and setting up her successor.
- Since Amy Jo Johnson actually told Saban she was going to quit beforehand, instead of clumsy camera tricks and an abrupt Suspiciously Similar Substitute, half the season was spent slowly easing her character out of the Pink Ranger position and setting up her successor.
Source: Commuting on a Bus -
The rule is so secure that Tiger Lily's tribe camps out by the only such spot in the area waiting for the pirates to arrive ... and Captain Hook deliberately avoids it, pulling the Indians out of position and setting them up for defeat.
Source: Literature / Peter Pan
Cite this Source
Setting and Position. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/position/setting
Position & Setting. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/position/setting>.
Setting or Position. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/position/setting.
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