CURTSY Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

curtsy

noun

Definition of curtsy

as in bow

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Recent Examples of curtsy And how to execute the perfect curtsy? — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 The formal obligation to bow or curtsy will force targets to bend a knee and break eye contact—a perfect opening for the President to place something distracting like a Twix bar on their heads. — Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 In a video taken at the King’s Gallery by Daily Mail reporter Rebecca English, Chatto and King Charles are seen greeting each other with a double cheek kiss, before Sarah dips into a curtsy for her cousin. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026 In that case, her biggest obstacle would be the humbling curtsy that would be required of her. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curtsy

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Noun

To complete the look, the design team created a custom ribbon for Ela’s hair that would coordinate with bows on the coat.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Sitting patiently on Chris Carlisle’s lap with a little pink bow in her hair was toddler Laura Carlisle, born to Califia in a parking lot two years ago, later adopted by Christopher and Anne Marie.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of bow

Noun

Carl lowers his head like a hitter hit by a pitch, then rouses himself and breaks into a stiff, elderly trot, shooting a salute over at whoever’s inside the tilted little guard hut.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Offering the Black Panther salute in tribute to the six Black prisoners found dead at Attica Prison, during the funeral held in Brooklyn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of salute

Noun

Behind the swing of their big hips lay paper trails of obeisance.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
But as wrong-headed as the Court’s obeisance to the executive branch has been (see, for example, its 2024 ruling on Presidential immunity), that deference has its limits.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of obeisance

Noun

Tatari is Maori for filter, a nod to the company’s New Zealander roots.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The movie scored Eisenberg a nod for best screenplay and Culkin a best supporting actor win at last year’s Oscars, but the film could have turned out very differently.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

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