ADJ
- correct, good
- natural
- rigid
- relaxed
- upright
- defensive, fighting
VERB + STANCE
- adopt, take up
- The boxer took up a fighting stance
- change
- keep, maintain
PREP
- in a ~
- He lounged in an armchair in a stance of deliberate contempt
ADJ
- positive
- critical, negative
- impartial, neutral
- aggressive, hardline, rigid, tough, uncompromising
- cautious
- conservative
- radical
- ideological, moral, political
- public
- Her public stance was much tougher than her private feelings on the subject
VERB + STANCE
- adopt, take (up)
- alter, change
- maintain
- The wife of the accused has maintained an impartial stance throughout the trial
PREP
- ~ against
- The president has adopted a hardline stance against abortion
- ~ on/towards
- He has changed his stance on monetary union