Synonyms of hunched

hunched

verb

past tense of hunch

as in crouched

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouched
• huddled
• squatted
• scrunched
• couched
• hunkered (down)
• curled up
• squinched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hunched

At the arrow’s impact, the buck hunched and steered dead for the woods. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

At the North Carolina booth, whose display was sponsored in part by a Nascar team, a visitor, his shoulders hunched in anger, asked why the video monitors in the booth originally included images of the Confederate flag. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026

Hearing the 911 call for the first time, Lindsay Clancy was hunched over the defense table. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Risoli hunched down, ear pressed closer, to hear his soft sliver of a voice. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

On June 24, 1889, Butch Cassidy hunched over a shot of whiskey in the bar of the Telluride pool hall—and started watching the San Miguel Valley Bank right across the street very, very closely. — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Kids hunched close to the stage, enraptured, while adults checked their phones on the sidelines. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026