He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.
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Prostrate
/ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/
Synonyms for "prostrate" (401 found)
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Closest matches (81)
Adjective(2 words)
abjectaccumbentadorantadoringafflictaggrieveall inanguishbackscratchingbeatbeat downbeat upbeatenbedfastbedriddenbeggarlybendblow downblow overbone-weary
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bootlickingbow and scrapebow downbowl downbowl overbreakbreak downbring downbring lowbring to tearsbrokenbroken-downbrokenheartedbrought downbrought lowbulldogbulldozeburnburn downburn outbushedcast downchop downconfinedconquerconqueredcouchcouchantcouchecoweringcrawlcrawlingcringecringingcripplecrippledcrouchedcrouchingcrushcrushedcut downcut updashdash downdasheddeaddead tireddead-and-alivedead-tireddeadbeatdebaseddebilitatedeckdecumbentdeferentialdeflatedemoralizedemoralized
Verb(1 words)
bow down
Strong matches (120)
depresseddesolatedesolateddevotionaldevoutdisabledisableddisarmdisarmeddisqualifieddo indo updog tireddog-tireddog-wearydonedone indone updowndowncast
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downthrowndraineddrapeddraw tearsdropdrownembitterenchainenervateexhaustexhaustedfagfag outfaggedfagged outfallenfatiguefatiguedfawningfellfelledfetch downflagflatflattenflattenedflatteringfloorflooredfootlickingfrazzlegaggonegrievegroundgrovelgrovelinghamstringhamstrunghandcuffhangdogharassheart-strickenheart-struckheartbrokenhelplesshewhew downhobblehog tiehog-tiehog-tiedhorizontalhospitalizedhothumblehumbledimmobilizeimploringimpotentin childbedin hospitalin the dustincapacitateincapacitatedingratiatinginundateinundatedinvalidatedinvalidedjadeknee-highkneelknockknock downknock outknock overknock upknocked flatknocked outkowtowlaid lowlaid uplay levellay lowlay outlevellie downlolling
Noun(1 words)
Related words (200)
lounginglowlow-builtlow-hunglow-levellow-leveledlow-lyinglow-setlow-staturedloweredlyinglying downmanaclemastermasteredmealymouthedmournfulmow downmuzzleneap
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neurasthenicobeisantobsequiouson bended kneeoppressovercomeoverfatigueoverpoweroverpoweredoverrideoverstrainovertireoverturnoverwearyoverwhelmoverwhelmedparalyzeparalyzedparasiticplayed outpooppoop outpoopedpooped outpowerlessprayerfulprecativeprecatoryprecipitateprocumbentproneprostrate beforeprostratedpsych outpull downput downquellquelledraserazeready to dropreclinerecliningrecumbentreducereducedreduced to jellyreposingresupinereverentreverentialride downruinruinedruntysend headlongservileshakeshakenshortshotshot to piecessick abedsilencesmashsmashedsnivelingsolemnsorrowspentspongingsprawledsprawlingspreadspread eaglespread-eaglesquatsquattysteamrollerstoopedstranglestretched outstrickenstumpysubduesubduedsubjugatesubjugatedsubmergedsubmissivesubmitsubservientsunksunkensupinatesupinesuppliantsupplicantsupplicatorysuppresssuppressedsycophantictake downtear downthrottlethrowthrow downtimeservingtiretire outtire to deathtiredtired outtired to deathtoadeatingtoadyingtoadyishtoppletormenttrample downtrample underfoottread underfoottriptruckletrucklingtrusstruss uptuckertuckered outtumbleunbraceundoundoneunelevatedungluedunmanunmannedunnerveunnervedunstringunstrungupsetuse upused upvanquishvanquishedvenerationalvenerativewashed upwashed-upweakenwearwear downwear onwear outweariedwearyweary unto deathwhack downwhackedwhelmwiltwindwiped outworn outworn-outworshipfulworshiping
Adjective(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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8 entriesface-down positionface-down postureprostrate bodyprostrate positionprostrate postureprostration before the altarprostration during worshipsevere prostration
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5 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The bees swarmed over the prostrate plants, and by their incessant buzzing seemed to be lamenting their fate.
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At his heels, aflame / with rage, comes Pyrrhus. Lo, in act to aim, / now, now, he clutches him, – a moment more, / e'en as before his parent's eyes he came, / the long spear reached him. Prostrate on the floor / down falls the hapless youth, and welters in his gore.
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Scarce spake I, suddenly the bays divine / shook, and a trembling seized the temple door. / The mountain heaves, and from the opening shrine / loud moans the tripod. Prostrate on the floor / we her a voice:
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