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prone

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of prone

1 having a tendency to be or act in a certain way
  • He was prone to emotional outbursts under stress.
Synonyms of prone

apt, given, inclined, tending
Words Related to prone

choosing, preferring

disposed, liable, likely, minded, predisposed, willing
Near Antonyms of prone

averse, disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth), unwilling
2 lying with the face downwards
  • He was in a prone position on the floor.
Synonyms of prone

prostrate
Words Related to prone

flat, recumbent

reclining, reposing

horizontal
Near Antonyms of prone

erect, raised, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical
Antonyms of prone

supine

Synonym Discussion of prone

prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface.
    • push-ups require a prone position
supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness.
    • lying supine on the couch
prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse.
    • a runner fell prostrate at the finish line
recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting.
    • a patient comfortably recumbent in a hospital bed

synonyms see in addition liable

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