Synonyms for sitting
ˈsɪt ɪŋsit·ting

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1. sitting, posingnoun

   (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

   "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"

   Synonyms:
   posing, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

2. sittingnoun

   the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

   "he read the mystery at one sitting"

   Synonyms:
   posing, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

3. seance, sitting, sessionnoun

   a meeting of spiritualists

   "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

   Synonyms:
   school term, academic session, posing, academic term, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

4. sittingadjective

   a session as of a legislature or court

   Synonyms:
   posing, seance, session

   Antonyms:
   moving

5. seated, sittingadjective

   (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

   "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"

   Synonyms:
   seated

   Antonyms:
   moving

6. sittingadjective

   not moving and therefore easy to attack

   "a sitting target"

   Synonyms:
   seated

   Antonyms:
   moving

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1. • Meeting
   • Motion
   • Photography

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1. sittingnoun

   Synonyms:
   session

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1. sittingnoun

   Associated words:
   sedentary, assession, astasia

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1. List of paraphrases for "sitting":

   meeting, part-session, session, seated, sit, assis, hearing, zasedání, sittings, house, partsession, assembly, sittin

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1. George Clooney:

   Growing up in a small town in Kentucky I could never have imagined that someday I'd be the one sitting in the balcony at Kennedy Center Honors, to be mentioned in the same breath with the rest of these incredible artists is an honor.

2. Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward:

   There are continual reports of law enforcement officers and community members being followed home ; of people sitting in cars outside their homes, observing their movements and those of their families ; and of people following them and their families as they move around the community.

3. Elliot Tapper:

   This is more speculative, but there is some cultural social force which is leading people to drink more, that could be related to changes in socioeconomic status, but it is true we are seeing people drinking more in one sitting and there is much more binge drinking which puts people at risk.

4. Breeana Glisson:

   I'm not OK, like, one minute I'm sitting here and I'm smiling and one minute I'm bawling my eyes out.

5. Thornton Wilder:

   The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself, 'Oh, now I've got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home.' And the sign that something's wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure.