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Synonyms for recumbent

  • adjective

Most common

decumbent accumbent prostrate prone

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Decumbent

decumbent, accumbent

2. Prostrate

prostrate, prone, lying

Other

reclining, horizontal, incumbent, decubital

Antonyms

erect, upright, standing

All antonyms of recumbent →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lying down.

  2. adj. 2

    Inactive; idle.

Related words

Word family
recumbence recumbency
Phrases
recumbent bicycle

Example sentences

  • lying I saw a gangster lying in the light from the hall.
  • prostrate He lay prostrate, ready to ambush the invaders.
  • incumbent We hope the challenger will unseat the incumbent.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
recumbentfalling
decumbentfalling
accumbentfalling
lyingrising
prostratesteady
incumbentsteady

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

By length

5 letters
lying2, prone1
9 letters
incumbent3, reclining3, prostrate2, decumbent, accumbent, decubital
10 letters
horizontal4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lying2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
couché
Deutsch
liegend