Synonyms for nodding

Most common

drooping · pendulous · cernuous

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Adjective

Antonyms

shaking, alert, attentive

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having the flower facing downwards.

Related words

Phrases

nodding donkey nodding disease nodding syndrome nodding thistle nodding blue lily nodding trillium nodding wakerobin nodding acquaintance

Example sentences

• drooping The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

nutant

8 letters

drooping², cernuous

9 letters

pendulous³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (drooping² = 2 syllables).