Post
Post noun - Communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system.
Target
Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.
How words are described
| specific | specific post | specific target |
| right | right post | right target |
| regular | regular post | regular target |
| certain | certain post | certain target |
| Other adjectives: current, original, initial, single, popular, small, actual, real, main, stationary, easy, important, new, major, former, final, military, next, last, latest, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Terry has to leave his post protecting the assassin's target to rescue her, which results in the target getting mindwiped with a hidden bomb ready to explode thanks to his Dead Man Switch.
Source: Damsel Scrappy -
Not So Different: In a post-9/11 film, it's very hypocritical for a US President to criticize the Russian President for taking military action abroad against terrorists that target a person's homeland.
Source: Film / The Sum of All Fears - The most acceptable target of post-Stalin communism is anything related to the Berlin Wall.
Source: Acceptable Political Targets
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Post & Target. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/post/target>.
Target or Post. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/post/target.
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