Synonyms 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

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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

Matched Categories

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

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1. vandeverb

   Submitted by ansarimeharilahi86 on June 22, 2023  

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1. bowverb

   Synonyms:
   bend, inflect, crook, incurvate, curve, make crooked

2. bowverb

   Synonyms:
   incline, turn downward

3. bowverb

   Synonyms:
   depress, sink, cast down, bring down

4. bowverb

   Synonyms:
   bend, buckle, be inflected, be bent

5. bowverb

   Synonyms:
   incline (in token of respect, reverence, or submission), make a bow

6. bownoun

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) fore part (of a ship), prow, beak, stem

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "bow":

   cra, arc, arco, knot, loy, rcaf, curvature, rosette, 'arc

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How to use bow in a sentence?

1. State Rep. Mike Johnson:

   This is standard practice for The ACLU. What they hope will happen is they make these radical demands and the school board will bow to the pressure. this is a very conservative area.

2. Lady Ashcombe:

   My kids like to play medieval battles with wooden swords and bow and arrows, the yew hedges provide a mazelike environment and are great for hide-and-seek games. Visiting the castle is English history made fun ... kings, queens, ghosts, animals and lots of great areas to play.

3. Charles Boyle:

   Testimony is like an arrow shot from a long-bow; its force depends on the strength of the hand that draws it. But argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has equal force if drawn by a child or a man.

4. Picturing Mustafa:

   I went [ in Zulu ]' All hail the king ; bow down in the presence of the royal family.' It was inspired by a vision or dream that most of us South Africans were visualizing : Nelson Mandela taking the podium to become the first black president, so it's just a dual story that was happening at the same time -- and thankfully the chemistry worked and the magic happened.

5. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Even great men bow before the Sun; it melts hubris into humility.