Genuflecting

Synonyms for "genuflecting" (16 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

bend the kneebow bowing deference

Strong matches (4)

Noun(3 words)

deference rhetoricdeferential genuflection

Verb(1 words)

genuflected

Related words (8)

Noun(8 words)

grovel kneel kneeling kowtow obeisance obsequiousrespectful discoursesubmissive

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

action attitude behavior behaviour deference demeanor gesture respectrhetorical strategysubmission

More specific

14 entries

bowing deference fawning genuflection grovel kneelingkneeling gesturekowtow obeisance obsequiousnesspraise strategysoftening tacticsubmissiveness subservience

Collocations

11 entries

ceremonial genuflectiongenuflecting actgenuflecting before altargenuflecting behaviorgenuflecting demeanorgenuflecting gesturegenuflecting posturegenuflecting ritualliturgical genuflectionpublic genuflectingreligious genuflection

Inflections

3 entries

genuflected genuflectings genuflects

Derivations

6 entries

genuflect genuflected genuflectingly genuflection genuflective genuflects

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