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recumbent

adjective

formal lying down

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of recumbent

flat

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of recumbent

erect, raised, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical

prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent mean lying down. prone implies a position with the front of the body turned toward the supporting surface.

supine implies lying on one's back and suggests inertness or abjectness.

prostrate implies lying full-length as in submission, defeat, or physical collapse.

recumbent implies the posture of one sleeping or resting.

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