RECUMBENT Synonyms

• parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line

• something that is oriented horizontally

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

• having a tendency (to); often used in combination

• lying face downward

• stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

• lying face downward

• get into a prostrate position, as in submission

• render helpless or defenseless

• throw down flat, as on the ground

• the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

• lying face upward

• passive as a result of indolence or indifference

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

• lying down; in a position of comfort or rest

• lying down; in a position of comfort or rest