Synonyms of bowing

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adjective

as in nodding

bending downward or forward

the bowing blossoms indicated that the petunia plant desperately needed water

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

bowing

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verb (1)

present participle of bow

1

as in succumbing

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

• succumbing
• submitting
• surrendering
• conceding
• capitulating
• yielding
• relenting
• budging
• blinking
• acquiescing
• giving in
• quitting
• throwing in the sponge
• throwing in the towel
• knuckling under
• deferring
• saying uncle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• fighting
• facing
• contending
• opposing
• confronting
• objecting
• meeting
• defying
• combating
• countering
• battling
• combatting
• repelling
• withstanding
• holding off
• thwarting
• breasting

2

as in submitting

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

bowed to the craving for fresh coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succumbing
• submitting
• yielding
• surrendering
• giving in
• caving (in)
• gratifying
• indulging
• catering (to)
• wallowing
• conceding (to)
• buckling (under)
• acquiescing (to)
• knuckling under
• giving over (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resisting
• facing
• opposing
• fighting
• confronting
• objecting
• meeting
• defying
• combating
• countering
• battling
• combatting
• withstanding
• repelling
• rejecting
• thwarting
• holding off
• checking
• breasting
• restraining
• curbing
• inhibiting
• constraining
• stifling
• bridling

bowing

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verb (2)

present participle of bow

1

as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curving
• bending
• arching
• sweeping
• rounding
• turning
• arcing
• falling off
• winding
• swerving
• crooking
• trending
• circling
• curling
• hooking
• looping
• wheeling
• spiraling
• spiralling
• coiling
• twisting
• deviating
• veering
• curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

2

as in bending

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

• bending
• arching
• hooking
• curving
• twisting
• curling
• crooking
• turning
• waving
• swerving
• deflecting
• reflecting
• rounding
• veering
• swirling
• inflecting
• arcing
• weaving
• diverting
• incurving
• coiling
• looping
• spiraling
• spiralling
• warping
• twining
• kinking
• denting
• inclining
• sloping
• entwining
• winding
• dimpling
• enrolling
• meandering
• incurvating
• declining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• unbending
• uncurling