Thesaurus results for CARRIAGE

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

carriage

noun

ˈker-ij

Definition of carriage next

as in chariot

a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers a museum with a large collection of beautiful, old carriages

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as in posture

a general way of holding the body her Ladyship's carriage is upright and regal

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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

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Recent Examples of carriage The trains used here aren’t big – sometimes only two carriages — but the gentle trundle through soaring valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart. —

James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025 Photo : Christopher Ferguson The carriage house, with a four-bay garage, a guest or staff apartment and a greenhouse. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025 The company gained wide attention in 2023 for taking a stand with Disney in a carriage negotiation, allowing ESPN, ABC and other networks to go dark for 10 days in late-summer. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025 The tour swings past the ranch’s horse cemetery, the old carriage house, the ranch Commissary and the home built in 1912 by King’s widow, Henrietta. —

Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for carriage

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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