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

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

As a producer hunched beneath the tank to show a service technician the filtration system over video call, a cleaning lady entered the room with machinery. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 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

Acts of kindness are few and far between in the punishing Myanmar textile factory where young San Kyi (Nandar Myat Aung) makes a meager living, hunched over a sewing machine. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026

Once again, Walker Kessler sat hunched forward, ears and eyes intently locked onto the person whose words would change his life. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The performance seemed designed to suggest that, away from the cameras, the Russian leader spends his time hunched over maps of the battlefield. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026