RECLINE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

recline

verb

Definition of recline

as in to tilt

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as in to couch

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Recent Examples of recline Each ergonomic Nuage seat fully reclines to improve circulation and reduce back pressure. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2026 Visitors lunged after volleyballs on a sandy court nearby, while others reclined in rows and rows of loungers. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 5 June 2026 This one fully reclines for sunning your back and can also be adjusted to a more upright position for reading or watching the waves. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 The brand offers everything from skimpy string bikinis to fuller-coverage silhouettes, plus textured fabrics and playful colors that feel very current yet comfortable enough for reclining by the pool. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for recline

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Verb

Photos from Reuters after the crash showed the aircraft with its nose on the ground and tail tilted up.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Some Cardinals players were spotted in their dugout ahead of the game sporting crooked caps, and one player incorporated a slight hat-tilting motion into his post-hit celebration.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilt

Verb

But the lawsuit alleges that these numbers, advertised in Anthropic’s marketing graphics, are misleadingly couched in fine print.

— Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026
His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of couch

Verb

From that restaurant Cardoso could look out the window and see sloping hills and Lucas’ Wagyu cows raised there on the farm.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
In 1947, French fashion designer Christian Dior debuted a curvy, hourglass style that emphasized a full bust, cinched waist, and sloping hips.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of slope

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But don’t sleep on the Bears basically gifting Washington 13 yards to McLaurin on the sidelines to stop the clock with two seconds remaining, setting up all the drama.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
There were museums and theaters, and clubs, and the feeling that the city never slept.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleep

Verb

Others are inclined to rank evils according to the amount of savagery evident in the perpetrator, not to the damage inflicted on the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
For the outdoors-inclined there's fly-fishing, hiking and cycling, and even river-rafting—plus skiing in the Mohawk and Catamount Mountains in winter months.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of incline

Verb

One of the most popular areas is the Newport Historic Bayfront, home to the infamous sea lions of Port Dock One—they’re loud, funny, and always trying to find their next place to nap.

— Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
Andrew was napping on a couch in the family home when he was struck up to 11 times with a hatchet.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of nap

Verb

Those rumors haven’t gone unnoticed, with Bronwyn leaning into them by making a scissoring motion with her hands — but all in jest!

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Cultivating a reputation as a go-to fixer for features, particularly when dealing with the internet, youth culture, and female leaning genre, her essays have appeared in New York Magazine‘s The Cut, Glamour, Variety and Volume 0.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of lean

Verb

Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
Victor Nicholas ended up dozing with his head on her shoulder.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

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