Antonyms for bow
boʊbow

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1. bow3

   Synonyms:
   prow

   Antonyms:
   stern, poop

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1. bow

   In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

   Synonyms:
   bend, bias, crook, curve, deflect, deviate, diverge, incline, influence, mold, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

Matched Categories

1. • Change Posture
   • Curved Shape
   • Front
   • Knot
   • Ornament
   • Stick
   • Thanks
   • Weapon
   • Yield

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1. bow, bowknotnoun

   a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

   Synonyms:
   bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

2. bownoun

   a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

   Synonyms:
   bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

3. bow, fore, prow, stemnoun

   front part of a vessel or aircraft

   "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

   Synonyms:
   curtain call, arc, bowing, radical, fore, stem turn, stalk, base, obeisance, bowknot, stem, prow, root, theme, shank, root word

4. bownoun

   a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

   Synonyms:
   bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

5. bow, arcnoun

   something curved in shape

   Synonyms:
   bowing, electric discharge, discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

6. bow, bowing, obeisancenoun

   bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

   Synonyms:
   obedience, bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

7. bow, curtain callnoun

   an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

   Synonyms:
   bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

8. bownoun

   a decorative interlacing of ribbons

   Synonyms:
   bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

9. bowverb

   a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

   Synonyms:
   bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

10. bow, bow downverb

    bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

    "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

    Synonyms:
    give in, prostrate, stoop, submit, accede, bend, bow down, crouch, defer

11. submit, bow, defer, accede, give inverb

    yield to another's wish or opinion

    "The government bowed to the military pressure"

    Synonyms:
    put over, set back, put forward, buckle under, crouch, pass on, relegate, put in, resign, take, give in, state, subject, remit, acquiesce, reconcile, accede, prorogue, assent, knuckle under, put off, bend, render, defer, table, present, yield, postpone, posit, shelve, enter, hold over, succumb, bow down, stoop, submit

12. bowverb

    bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

    "He bowed before the King"

    Synonyms:
    give in, stoop, submit, accede, bend, bow down, crouch, defer

13. crouch, stoop, bend, bowverb

    bend one's back forward from the waist on down

    "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

    Synonyms:
    turn, accede, scrunch up, defer, twist, bend, hunker down, condescend, bow down, hunker, stoop, deform, scrunch, flex, turn away, deflect, give in, crouch, lower oneself, squat, submit

14. bowverb

    play on a string instrument with a bow

    Synonyms:
    give in, stoop, submit, accede, bend, bow down, crouch, defer

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1. bownoun

   Synonyms:
   nod, obeisance, salam, congé, stern, prow, beak, courtesy, curtsy

2. bowverb

   Synonyms:
   bend, curve, crook, prostrate, overwhelm, crush, abase, yield, obey, submit, be obeisant, incline, nod

How to use bow in a sentence?

1. Susan Foster and Sharon Stirling:

   We grew up with all the stories of Richard III. We lived close to Bow Bridge, so we know all the legends about him.

2. Andrew Winch:

   The owner is drawn to the power and charisma of New York’s skyscrapers, he wanted the bow of the yacht to include a phoenix because, metaphorically, the phoenix rises to soaring heights much as skyscrapers do.

3. Luigi Di Maio:

   After that, I invite it to point the bow towards Marseilles and land people on French soil instead ofwaiting unncecessarily in Italian waters for days. the Mediterranean is not only about Italy, Greece or Spain. But France too. And ithas to do itspart.

4. John Koenig:

   One day you’ll remember this moment, and it’ll mean something very different. Maybe you’ll cringe and laugh, or brim with pride, aching to return. Or notice some detail hidden in the scene, a future landmark making its first appearance or discreetly taking its final bow.

5. Awakening Beaconing:

   Bootlickers are ready to stand in a row without shame to bow before him on his arrival and share the stage or podium to extract some undue business favour from him.

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