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 The back of the chair can recline between 90 and 130 degrees, and it is equipped with a sponge headrest. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 One person may never feel the need to recline, while another may always be uncomfortable upright. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 You’re seated in a theater, one thankfully with reclining chairs. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 June 2026 Each ergonomic Nuage seat fully reclines to improve circulation and reduce back pressure. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for recline

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Verb

European indexes, which aren’t tilted as heavily toward technology stocks, also retreated modestly.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
This was one of four districts that Florida Republicans tilted to the right in a pre-midterm redistricting campaign — and the only one that hasn't yet been projected as a Democratic win.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tilt

Verb

Until now, untitled (halo)’s music has come couched in an alluringly dingy haze, so the first thing that leaps out about their debut is the massive upgrade in fidelity.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
But veteran guards such as Norman Powell don’t want to couch their inefficiency on the boards in any excuses about a new scheme.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of couch

Verb

On the other, the black sand slopes downward into darkness, garden eels poking cautiously from burrows before instantly retreating at the slightest movement.

— Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
Floor-to-ceiling windows bring the landscape into nearly every room, while the low-slung design seems to hover above the sloping site.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of slope

Verb

Guest rooms’ queen pull-out sofa beds make extra space for sleeping kiddos, and the hotel can also have a travel crib set up for the littlest ones.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Other options may include a custom oral appliance that repositions the jaw, sleeping on your side, limiting alcohol, quitting smoking, treating nasal congestion or pursuing weight management when appropriate.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of sleep

Verb

Vientos is arbitration-eligible for the first time and not guaranteed a contract next season, but with a dearth of right-handed bats available in baseball, the Mets could be inclined to keep one that has shown power in the past.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
His isolated existence is bleak, especially for such a bighearted person naturally inclined to love others.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of incline

Verb

Film sets taught him to pick up and move on a schedule and, importantly, how to nap anywhere.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2026
The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of nap

Verb

But the churn rate for teachers isn’t necessarily an issue, according to Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow at the prominent conservative-leaning think tank American Enterprise Institute, who wrote a book on the school.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Treatments lean practical and recovery-focused, with deep-tissue and sports massages that zero in on quads, hips, and lower backs after long ski days.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of lean

Verb

His personal bodyguard dozed in the courtroom’s family and friends section as an assistant scrolled through her phone and his father demolished a Snickers.

— Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Even 15 seconds in N1 helped, but dozing deeper erased the benefit.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of doze

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