Entry Word: prone

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having a tendency to be or act in a certain way <he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress>

Synonyms apt, given, inclined, tending

Related Words choosing, preferring; disposed, likely, predisposed, willing

Near Antonyms averse, disinclined, indisposed, loath (or loth), unwilling

2 lying with the face downwards <stretched out prone on the bed for a backrub>

Synonyms prostrate

Related Words flat, recumbent; reclining, reposing; horizontal

Near Antonyms erect, raised, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical

Antonyms supine