He lay supine on the beach, his face exposed to the sun.
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Supine
/ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/
Synonyms for "supine" (168 found)
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lumpishlyinglying downmoribundmotionlessneapnonchalantnondissentingnonopposingnonresistantnonresistingnonresistivenumbnumbedobedientolympianpassivepeplessphlegmaticpluckless
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poopedpowerlessprocumbentproneprostraterecliningrecumbentreposingresignedresupineruntysatedservileshortslacksleepyslothfulslowsluggishsomnolentsoporificspiritlesssprawledsprawlingspreadspunklesssquatsquattystagnantstagnatingstoicstolidstoopedstultifiedstumpystupefiedsubmissivesubservienttorpidunassertiveuncaringuncomplainingunconcernedunelevateduninterestedunresistantunresistingvegetablevegetativewanwearywithdrawnworld-weary
Noun(1 words)
lying posture
Adjective(6 words)
Verb(4 words)
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6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesanatomical supine positionback-lying posturedorsal positionface up positioninactive posturepassive stance
Collocations
11 entriesanatomical supine positionback-lying postureface up positionlying on backrecumbent posturesupine examinationsupine orientationsupine patientsupine positionsupine posturesupine radiograph
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3 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Sleep apnea occurs most often when sleeping in a supine position.
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Three servicemen tend to a wounded serviceman who is supine on a hospital bed.
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Data, in part previously reported by this laboratory (2, 9), on the effects of mannitol loads in supine subjects, and of saline infusions in both supine and standing subjects, have also been used in the construction of Table III and Figures 1 and 2.
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