carriage

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun carriage contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of carriage are bearing, demeanor, deportment, manner, and mien. While all these words mean "the outward manifestation of personality or attitude," carriage applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking.

the kind of carriage learned at boarding school

In what contexts can bearing take the place of carriage?

In some situations, the words bearing and carriage are roughly equivalent. However, bearing is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture.

a woman of regal bearing

When might demeanor be a better fit than carriage?

Although the words demeanor and carriage have much in common, demeanor suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior.

the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter

When would deportment be a good substitute for carriage?

The meanings of deportment and carriage largely overlap; however, deportment suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training.

your deportment was atrocious

Where would manner be a reasonable alternative to carriage?

While the synonyms manner and carriage are close in meaning, manner implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others.

the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders

When is it sensible to use mien instead of carriage?

While in some cases nearly identical to carriage, mien is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor.

a mien of supreme self-satisfaction

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carriage After several days of intensive negotiations, YouTube TV and Paramount Global renewed their carriage deal for CBS stations nationwide, MTV, Comedy Central and 20 other channels on the service. Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025 The big picture: The deal will make over 30 games available on WCIU, which has carriage deals with Comcast, DirecTV and can be accessed for free with a digital antenna. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025 Picture this: as your carriage rolls along in the late afternoon, the Château de Versailles comes into view. Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025 The carriage house has a bathroom, a full kitchen, and a large bedroom. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carriage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriage
Noun
  • Now evidence of trip is found One of the artifacts was a terret ring, which would have been used on Celtic chariots to help guide the horse reins, the organization said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The small asteroid, which is more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Republican lawmakers and national security experts have all called for a greater offensive posture.
    David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The county must take an aggressive posture to clean up homeless encampments.
    John McCann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After perusing the vast assortment of premium shopping—from Burberry to Beams—surrounding the train station, hop in a cab to reach Shishi-Iwa House, your home for the night.
    Brandon Presser, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The cab driver suffered minor back and neck injuries in the crash and claimed Zangrilli was drunk but the responding officer sent the inspector on his way, telling the cabbie to file an accident report at an NYPD precinct.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Christian Walker aggravating his left oblique Wednesday afternoon opened myriad possibilities for general manager Dana Brown and manager Joe Espada, two men who’ve taken clear stances on promoting prospects.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • During his run for reelection, however, this stance shifted dramatically.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile the arches present in the shelving nods to the factory’s furnaces, and the display cases take inspiration from trunks that preciously carried Baccarat pieces to the World Fair on stagecoaches throughout the 19th century.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Two decades later, the U.S. government gave the Southern Pacific Railway a right-of-way to build its railroad straight through the Coachella Valley and Cahuilla territory, piggybacking off early stagecoach routes.
    Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The volatility the markets just experienced oftentimes marks a turn in investor attitudes.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Such attitudes disregard the hard realities of life in the United States for certain Americans.
    K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And the reality is that the airlines don’t have the equipage.
    BYPaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The carriage house proper boasted a livery room and space for six large equipages.
    John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2019

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“Carriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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