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hanging

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hanging

1 bending downward or forward

  • hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail
Synonyms of hanging

bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descendant (also descendent), descending, drooping, droopy, hung, inclining, nodding, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping
Words Related to hanging

floppy, limp

dangling, falling, pendent (or pendant), suspended

dipping, sinking, slumping
Near Antonyms of hanging

erect, inflexible, rigid, stiff

elevated, raised, upraised
Antonyms of hanging

unbending, upright

2 extending freely from a support from above

  • light from a hanging chandelier filled the great hall
Synonyms of hanging

dangling, dependent, pendent (or pendant), pendulous, suspended
Words Related to hanging

drooping, flagging, lolling, sagging, wilting

hanging

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hanging

a downward slope

  • with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful
Synonyms of hanging

declension, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, fall, hang
Words Related to hanging

basin, depression, hollow
Near Antonyms of hanging

glacis, grade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt
Antonyms of hanging

acclivity, ascent, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

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