He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.
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Prostrate
//ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt//
Synonyms for "prostrate" (390 found)
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proneabjectaccumbentadorantadoringafflictaggrieveall inanguishbackscratchingbeatbeat downbeat upbeatenbedfastbedriddenbeggarlybendblow downblow over
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bone-wearybootlickingbow and scrapebow downbowl downbowl overbreakbreak downbring downbring lowbring to tearsbrokenbroken-downbrokenheartedbrought downbrought lowbulldogbulldozeburnburn downburn outbushedcast downchop downconfinedconquerconqueredcouchcouchantcouchecoweringcrawlcrawlingcringecringingcripplecrippledcrouchedcrouchingcrushcrushedcut downcut updashdash downdasheddeaddead tireddead-and-alivedead-tireddeadbeatdebaseddebilitatedeckdecumbentdeferentialdeflate
Verb(1 words)
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demoralizedemoralizeddepresseddesolatedesolateddevotionaldevoutdisabledisableddisarmdisarmeddisqualifieddo indo updog tireddog-tireddog-wearydonedone indone up
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downdowncastdownthrowndraineddrapeddraw 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
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
Related words (195)
lounginglowlow-builtlow-hunglow-levellow-leveledlow-lyinglow-setlow-staturedloweredlyinglying downmanaclemastermasteredmealymouthedmournfulmow downmuzzleneap
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neurasthenicobeisantobsequiouson bended kneeoppressovercomeoverfatigueoverpoweroverpoweredoverrideoverstrainovertireoverturnoverwearyoverwhelmoverwhelmedparalyzeparalyzedparasiticplayed outpooppoop outpoopedpooped outpowerlessprayerfulprecativeprecatoryprecipitateprocumbentprostrate 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 outtumbleunbraceundoundoneunelevatedunerectungluedunmanunmannedunnerveunnervedunstringunstrungupsetuse upused upvanquishvanquishedvenerationalvenerativewashed upwashed-upweakenwearwear downwear onwear outweariedwearyweary unto deathwhack downwhackedwhelmwiltwindwiped outworn outworn-outworshipfulworshiping
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Verb(1 words)
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82 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- προσκυνέω verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Arabic
2 entries- سَجَدَ verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- سَجَدَ verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Bulgarian
4 entries- легнал adj (lying flat, facedown)
- проснат adj (lying flat, facedown)
- лежа по очи verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- повалям verb (to cause to lie down)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 伏地 verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
- 匍匐 verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
- 平臥 /平卧 verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- 趴 verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Czech
1 entries- ležící na břiše adj (lying flat, facedown)
Dutch
2 entries- ter aarde werpen verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
- zich prosterneren verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Esperanto
2 entries- adorkliniĝi verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
- terenkuŝiĝi verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Finnish
4 entries- lyöty adj (emotionally devastated)
- maassa adj (emotionally devastated)
- mahallaan adj (lying flat, facedown)
- toimintakyvytön adj (physically incapacitated from environmental exposure or debilitating disease)
French
1 entries- prosterner verb (to lie flat or face-down)
German
3 entries- niedergestreckt adj (lying flat, facedown)
- erniedrigen verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
- niederwerfen verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Greek
4 entries- πρηνής adj (lying flat, facedown)
- κείτομαι μπρούμυτα verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- μπρουμυτίζω verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- μπρουμυτίζω verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Hungarian
1 entries- hason fekvő adj (lying flat, facedown)
Indonesian
1 entries- bersujud verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Japanese
1 entries- 平伏す verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Latin
1 entries- prosternō verb (to cause to lie down)
Malay
2 entries- bersujud verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
- telangkup verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Māori
4 entries- taitakoto adj (lying flat, facedown)
- tāpapa adj (lying flat, facedown)
- taitakoto verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- tukupapa verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Norwegian
2 entries- prostrert adj (lying flat, facedown)
- prostrere verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- legge seg flat verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Old Irish
1 entries- fo·álgi verb (to cause to lie down)
Polish
1 entries- bić pokłony verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Portuguese
3 entries- prostrar verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- prostrar verb (to cause to lie down)
- prostrar-se verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Russian
4 entries- лежа́щий ничко́м adj (lying flat, facedown)
- распростёртый adj (lying flat, facedown)
- лежа́ть ничко́м verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- па́дать ниц verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Slovak
2 entries- zvaliť verb (to cause to lie down)
- zvaliť sa verb (to throw oneself down in submission)
Spanish
4 entries- acostado boca abajo adj (lying flat, facedown)
- postrado adj (lying flat, facedown)
- prostrado (disused) adj (lying flat, facedown)
- postrar verb (to cause to lie down)
Vietnamese
2 entries- nằm sấp verb (to lie flat or face-down)
- nằm úp verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Welsh
2 entries- ar ei hyd adj (lying flat, facedown)
- ar ei orwedd adj (lying flat, facedown)
Yoruba
1 entries- dọ̀bálẹ̀ verb (to lie flat or face-down)
Sample 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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