Synonyms of bowed

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adjective

1

as in bowing

bending downward or forward

the bowed branches of the weeping willow offered some protection from the rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bowing
• nodding
• weeping
• falling
• hung
• descending
• hanging
• declined
• dangling
• sagging
• declining
• floppy
• drooping
• descendent
• inclining
• stooping
• pendulous
• descendant
• sinking
• droopy
• suspended
• pendant
• pendent
• limp
• dipping
• slumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upright
• rigid
• erect
• stiff
• unbending
• inflexible
• elevated
• raised
• upraised

2

as in lowered

directed down

with bowed heads the mourners recited a prayer for the repose of her soul

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowered
• downward
• down
• downcast

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lifted
• upward
• elevated
• raised
• uplifted

bowed

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verb (1)

past tense of bow

1

as in succumbed

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• conceded
• surrendered
• quitted
• capitulated
• relented
• budged
• blinked
• yielded
• acquiesced
• gave in
• threw in the sponge
• quit
• knuckled under
• threw in the towel
• said uncle
• deferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• contended
• fought
• opposed
• faced
• met
• confronted
• objected
• countered
• defied
• repelled
• battled
• held off
• withstood
• thwarted
• combated
• combatted
• breasted

2

as in submitted

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

bowed to the craving for fresh coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbed
• submitted
• surrendered
• yielded
• gave in
• gratified
• caved (in)
• indulged
• wallowed
• catered (to)
• conceded (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• buckled (under)
• knuckled under
• gave over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisted
• opposed
• faced
• met
• confronted
• objected
• fought
• countered
• defied
• repelled
• battled
• rejected
• withstood
• thwarted
• held off
• checked
• combated
• restrained
• constrained
• combatted
• breasted
• stifled
• inhibited
• curbed
• bridled

bowed

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verb (2)

past tense of bow

1

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curved
• swept
• arched
• rounded
• turned
• bent
• arced
• crooked
• fell off
• curled
• swerved
• hooked
• trended
• wheeled
• winded
• looped
• circled
• spiraled
• coiled
• wound
• spiralled
• twisted
• veered
• curlicued
• deviated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

2

as in arched

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 & Similar Words

• arched
• hooked
• curved
• curled
• bent
• turned
• crooked
• waved
• twisted
• swerved
• rounded
• deflected
• veered
• reflected
• swirled
• weaved
• arced
• inflected
• incurved
• diverted
• coiled
• looped
• inclined
• spiraled
• dented
• sloped
• twined
• warped
• entwined
• kinked
• wound
• meandered
• winded
• dimpled
• enrolled
• spiralled
• incurvated
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent