posable
adjective
pos·able
ˈpō-zə-bəl 
variants
or poseable
: capable of being posed in various positions
Out of the seemingly innocent stuff of child's play—posable plastic women, cowboy figures, fake fish, and ventriloquists' dummies—Laurie Simmons creates wry, highly theatrical scenes, haunting for their melancholy evocations of a time that never was.—
A. M. Homes
A. M. HomesThis 15-inch poseable plush doll is sophisticated (but not grown), fashion-forward (but not tarty), and cute (but not pouty).—Parenting
ParentingExamples of posable in a Sentence
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Iron Man’s figure features a flip-open helmet and a reversible head with different expressions and fits inside the posable mech’s cockpit.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
Pokemon figures are used for decoration, display and play, but are not posable.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The character comes with a posable head, ears, arms, and fingers to adjust and create different looks.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
Pokemon figures are used for decoration, display and play, but are not posable.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The character comes with a posable head, ears, arms, and fingers to adjust and create different looks.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Posable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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