Synonyms for bow down
bow down

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1. prostrate, bow downverb

   get into a prostrate position, as in submission

   Synonyms:
   bow, prostrate

2. 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, bow, stoop, submit, accede, bend, crouch, defer

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1. • Gesture
   • Lie Down

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. genuflectverb

   extreme form of formal bowing which includes kneeling on one knee

   Submitted by graham1618 on April 13, 2022  

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1. Mary Baker Eddy:

   Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?

2. Sarah Sanders:

   My opponents will do everything in their power to destroy me, but I will not apologize for who I am, for who I’m fighting for. I’m fighting for you. I will not retreat, I will not surrender and I will not bow down to the radical left.

3. Sonia Gandhi:

   The Indian National Congress will never bow down before injustice.

4. Manasseh Sogavare:

   I’m not going to bow down to anyone. We are intact, the government’s intact and we’re going to defend democracy.

5. Mark Harris:

   If you reject Jesus and you go into the great tribulation that we're describing in Revelation 13, the Devil's not going to give you that choice, you're going to be forced to worship the anti-Christ. You're going to be forced to bow down to the image of the Beast. And you know as well as I do in some countries of the world this very morning under Islamic rule, men are given no choice, but God's given you a choice this very morning.