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bow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bow

1 to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)

finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit

Synonyms of bow

blink, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, knuckle under, quit, relent, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

Words Related to bow

acquiesce

defer

Phrases Synonymous with bow

say uncle, throw in the towel (also throw in the sponge)

Near Antonyms of bow

contend, fight, hold off

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

Antonyms of bow

resist

2 to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)

bowed to the craving for fresh coffee

Synonyms of bow

cave (in), give in, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

Words Related to bow

cater (to), gratify, indulge, wallow

acquiesce (to), concede (to)

buckle (under), knuckle under

give over (to)

Near Antonyms of bow

battle, breast, combat, confront, counter, defy, face, fight, meet, object, oppose, repel

thwart, withstand

reject

bridle, check, constrain, curb, inhibit, restrain, stifle

Antonyms of bow

hold off, resist

bow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bow

1 to turn away from a straight line or course

the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea

Synonyms of bow

arc, arch, bend, crook, curve, fall off, hook, round, sweep, swerve, trend, wheel

Words Related to bow

circle, coil, curlicue, curl, loop, spiral

turn, twist, wind

deviate, veer

Antonyms of bow

straighten

2 to cause to turn away from a straight line

you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in

Synonyms of bow

arch, bend, crook, curve, hook, swerve

Words Related to bow

arc, round

incurvate, incurve, inflect, reflect

deflect, divert

entwine, kink, swirl, turn, twine, twist, veer, warp

coil, curl, enroll (also enrol), loop, spiral

dent, dimple

meander, wave, weave, wind

decline, incline, slope

Antonyms of bow

straighten, unbend, uncurl

bow

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bow

something that curves or is curved

her full lips form a pair of perfect bows

Synonyms of bow

angle, arc, arch, bend, crook, curvature, curve, inflection, turn, wind

Words Related to bow

kink, warp

circle, ring, ringlet, round

coil, curl, curlicue (also curlycue)

buckle, convolution, flexure, fold, loop, spiral, swirl, twist, winding

incurvature, reflection

decline, inclination, incline, slope

corner, turnoff

dogleg, hairpin

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