Synonyms for crouch

Most common

bend · sneak · stoop · cower · bunker down · squat · huddle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.

   We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by.

2. v. 2

   To bend servilely; to bow in reverence or humility.

Forms

Past participle

crouched
e.g. crouched → stooped, cowered, bent, sneaked…

Example sentences

• bend Bend over backwards for him and he still complain.
• sneak We have to sneak in there and steal that computer.
• stoop Don't stoop down to his level. It's not worth it.
• cower The noise caused Lorenzo to cower in fear.
• squat Tom started doing squat thrusts in the waiting room.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bow¹

4 letters

bend¹, fawn¹

5 letters

couch¹, sneak¹, squat¹, stoop¹, quail¹, cower²

6 letters

cringe¹, huddle², hunker²

7 letters

scrunch¹, truckle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cower² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

accroupir

Italiano

accucciarsi

Deutsch

kauern