Nouns (1)
reclining
n. the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (4)
accumbent, decumbent, recumbent, lying down
adj. lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
Fuzzynyms (0)
Synonyms (34)
bent, bowed, inclined
adj. used especially of the head or upper back; "a bent head and sloping shoulders"
nodding, cernuous, drooping, pendulous
adj. having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
couchant
adj. lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward
huddled, crouched, crouching, hunkered, hunkered down
adj. squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
sleeping, dormant
adj. lying with head on paws as if sleeping
flat, prostrate
adj. stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"
hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked
adj. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
kneeling
adj. (unerect)
leaning
adj. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
lolling, lounging
adj. lying in a relaxed manner
prostrate, prone
adj. lying face downward
slouched, slouching, slumped
adj. with shoulders drooping
supine, resupine
adj. lying face upward
Antonyms (0)
reclining
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