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pendulous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pendulous

1 bending downward or forward

a cow with a pendulous udder

Synonyms of pendulous

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

Words Related to pendulous

dangling, falling, pendent (or pendant), suspended

dipping, sinking, slumping

Near Antonyms of pendulous

erect, inflexible, rigid, stiff

elevated, raised, upraised

Antonyms of pendulous

unbending, upright

2 extending freely from a support from above

a pendulous crystal chandelier dominated the ballroom

Synonyms of pendulous

dangling, dependent, hanging, pendent (or pendant), suspended

Words Related to pendulous

drooping, flagging, lolling, sagging, wilting

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