maintaining a position Synonym

extinguish, quench, douse, snuff out, smother suppress, stifle, turn off, blow out, stamp out [x]

place, site, spot, area, position, locale, venue, setting, whereabouts, point, region, zone, locality, destination, address, scene, vicinity, environment, premises, ground, territory, sector, district, neighborhood, quarter, section, station, locus, situation, coordinates, place of interest, place of residence, place of business, place of work, place of origin, place of birth, place of worship, place of assembly, place of entertainment, place of education, place of employment, place of refuge, place of safety, place of rest, place of recreation, place of healing, place of learning, place of gathering, place of meeting [x]

arrangements, positions, orientations, placements, configurations, setups, layouts, orders, sequences, alignings, adjustments, harmonizations, coordinations, synchronizations, matches, correspondences, agreements, congruences, alignments [x]

direction, alignment, positioning, placement, arrangement, location, bearing, course, heading, aim, focus, perspective, viewpoint, stance, approach, inclination, tendency, predisposition, trend, path, route, way, guidance, navigation, instruction, briefing, introduction, induction, acclimatization, familiarization, adaptation, adjustment, integration, assimilation, accommodation, orientation session, orientation program, orientation course, orientation training, orientation guide, orientation manual, orientation booklet, orientation packet, orientation materials, orientation process, orientation meeting, orientation workshop, orientation seminar, orientation event [x]

directions, bearings, alignments, positions, placements, arrangements, perspectives, viewpoints, stances, attitudes, inclinations, tendencies, predispositions, approaches, angles, outlooks, standpoints, aspects, facets, sides, slants, biases, prejudices, orientations [x]

Behaviors, manners, conducts, demeanors, comportments, bearings, attitudes, postures, stances, airs [x]

grades, levels, positions, standings, tiers, classes, categories, statuses, orders, hierarchies, ratings, scales, stages, echelons, strata, degrees, steps, layers, divisions, groupings, gradations, ranks [x]

deceives, double-crosses, backstabs, exposes, reveals, discloses, divulges, informs on, rats out, sells out, snitches, blows the whistle on, gives away, lets slip, leaks, breaks faith with, is disloyal to, is unfaithful to, turns against, turns traitor, two-times, cheats on, lets down, abandons, deserts, forsakes, jilts, ditches, leaves in the lurch, stabs in the back, breaks trust, breaks confidence [x]

suppress, restrain, control, curb, hold back, stifle, subdue, repress, contain, limit, check, inhibit, quash, quell, muffle, smother, bottle up, dampen, silence, muzzle, squelch, choke, gag, throttle, bridle, moderate, temper, mitigate, damp, tone down, diminish, reduce, cut back, cut down, hold in, hold in check, keep in check, keep under control, keep a lid on, keep within bounds, keep within limits, keep under wraps, keep under, keep in line, keep in place, keep in order, keep in subjection, keep in subjugation, keep in suppression [x]

restrain, hinder, impede, curb, suppress, withhold, check, stifle, repress,, inhibit, constrain, contain, control, limit, restrict, arrest, bottle up, bridle, hamper, obstruct, retard, subdue, block, confine, keep in check, rein in, hold in, keep back, keep under control, hold up, hold off, hold down, keep under wraps, keep in, keep under, keep a lid on, keep under restraint [x]

brave, courageous, valiant, chivalrous, heroic, noble, dashing, bold, intrepid, fearless, daring, honorable, spirited, courtly, gentlemanly, courteous, polite, respectful, magnanimous, stately, majestic, grand, splendid, impressive, elegant, refined, suave, debonair, urbane, sophisticated, charming, gracious, dignified, distinguished, princely, regal, knightly, lionhearted, stouthearted, gallantry [x]

reclines, rests, lies down, stretches out, sprawls, reposes, lounges, settles, relaxes [x]

place, position, role, function, capacity, situation, spot, station, status, standing, steadiness, lieu, site, location, post, office, duty, job, assignment, task, responsibility, charge, employment, occupation, work [x]

location, position, place, site, spot, venue, locale, area, region, vicinity, setting, scene, environment, surroundings, neighborhood, district, quarter, sector, zone, territory, domain, realm, province, place of residence, place of stay, residence, dwelling, abode, habitat, habitation, domicile, home, house, address, coordinates, bearings, situation, placement, station, stationing, emplacement, locality, locus, point, point of location, whereabouts [x]

rebuke, reprimand, admonish, chide, scold, reproach, upbraid, berate, castigate, censure, criticize, blame, lecture, lambaste, chastise, correct, reproof, remonstrate, objurgate, reprehend, fault, disapprove, condemn, denounce, rebuff, reprobate, ream, take to task, give a talking-to, give a dressing-down, give a piece of one's mind, give a tongue-lashing, give a telling-off, give a going-over, give a roasting, give a wigging, give a carpeting, give a rocket, give a rollicking, give a ticking-off, give a bollocking, give a bashing, give a blasting, give a grilling, give a hammering, give a pasting, give a shellacking, give a slating, give a trouncing [x]