Antonyms for prostrate
ˈprɒs treɪtpros·trate

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1. prostrateadjective

   Lying flat, facedown.

   Antonyms:
   supine

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1. prostrate

   Antonyms:
   risen, vertical, erect, upright, reinvigorated, revived, restored

   Synonyms:
   fallen, flat, procumbent, lifeless, ruined, overpowered, oppressed, prone

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1. flat, prostrateadjective

   stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

   "found himself lying flat on the floor"

   Antonyms:
   erect, vertical, upright

   Synonyms:
   plane, savourless, flavorless, categoric, matt, insipid, level, monotonic, compressed, flat, unconditional, prone, matted, vapid, categorical, monotonous, two-dimensional, matte, monotone, savorless, bland, mat, flavourless

2. prone, prostrateverb

   lying face downward

   Antonyms:
   upright, erect, vertical

   Synonyms:
   flat, prone

3. prostrate, bow downverb

   get into a prostrate position, as in submission

   Antonyms:
   upright, erect, vertical

   Synonyms:
   bow down, bow

4. prostrateverb

   render helpless or defenseless

   "They prostrated the enemy"

   Antonyms:
   erect, upright, vertical

   Synonyms:
   bow down

5. prostrateverb

   throw down flat, as on the ground

   "She prostrated herself with frustration"

   Antonyms:
   erect, vertical, upright

   Synonyms:
   bow down

How to use prostrate in a sentence?

1. Donald McEachin:

   So the question becomes, 'Why is this young man prostrate on a Charlottesville sidewalk beaten like a dog?'.

2. John Calvin:

   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.”

3. Bharavi:

   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.

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