RECLINED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

reclined

verb

past tense of recline

as in tilted

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as in lay (down)

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Flora is the brightest pitching hope for a Giants farm system that now ranks among the best in the industry, yet remains heavily tilted toward position players.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Winter starts in the Northern Hemisphere on the winter solstice, when the hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun.

— Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilted

Verb

There were museums and theaters, and clubs, and the feeling that the city never slept.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of slept

Verb

Seasonal Krispy Kreme doughnuts Krispy Kreme leaned heavily into fruit-forward flavors this summer.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2026
The witness said that as the victim was fleeing, a man leaned out of the front door of the business and yelled something before going back inside.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaned

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 couched

Verb

Like his father-in-law, he was inclined to rely less on government employees than on wealthy friends.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
That’s the sort of prospect a front office might be inclined to buy low on, and that’s just what Cincinnati did, acquiring Brito and a 19-year-old pitching lotto ticket for Nathaniel Lowe at the deadline.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of inclined

Verb

Pete Crow-Armstrong leaped and angled his body in a way that looked like a version of the iconic Jumpman logo.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Two small birds sat atop the net in Louis Armstrong Stadium during the middle of a point and play continued, with both players hitting multiple shots before Medvedev angled a forehand toward the corner that caused one of the birds to fly up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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