What are some opposite words for prostrate?
Antonyms for prostrate
ˈprɒs treɪtpros·trate
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prostrateadjective
Lying flat, facedown.
Antonyms:
supine
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
prostrate
Antonyms:
risen, vertical, erect, upright, reinvigorated, revived, restoredSynonyms:
fallen, flat, procumbent, lifeless, ruined, overpowered, oppressed, prone
Princeton's WordNet
flat, prostrateadjective
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
"found himself lying flat on the floor"
Antonyms:
erect, vertical, uprightSynonyms:
plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, flat, unconditional, prone, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, bland, mat, flavourlessprone, prostrateverb
lying face downward
prostrate, bow downverb
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
prostrateverb
render helpless or defenseless
"They prostrated the enemy"
Antonyms:
erect, upright, verticalSynonyms:
bow downprostrateverb
throw down flat, as on the ground
"She prostrated herself with frustration"
Antonyms:
erect, vertical, uprightSynonyms:
bow down
How to use prostrate in a sentence?
As drops of bitter medicine, though minute, may have a salutary force, so words, though few and painful, uttered seasonably, may rouse the prostrate energies of those who meet misfortune with despondency.
It is said that this idol provoked to jealousy, because the Jews by erecting this idol trod under foot their God, or at least endeavored to prostrate his glory.”
So the question becomes, 'Why is this young man prostrate on a Charlottesville sidewalk beaten like a dog?'.
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