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bowing down

ADJECTIVE

submissive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accommodating deferential dutiful meek obedient passive

WEAK

abject acquiescent amenable comformable complying docile domesticated giving-in humble ingratiating lowly malleable menial nonresistant nonresisting obeisant obeying obsequious patient pliable pliant resigned servile slavish subdued tame tractable uncomplaining unresisting yes yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disobedient immodest

WEAK

fighting intractable resistant unyielding

Example Sentences

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Brazil's Rebeca Andrade took gold ahead of United States pair Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, who showed their class by bowing down on the podium to Andrade.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

There have been many unforgettable moments, but none as indelible as the image of Biles and her teammate Jordan Chiles bowing down to Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade during the medal ceremony for the floor exercise.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

The very title of the song challenges the prospect of bowing down to authority.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

“He had everything handed to him. . . . Everything had to be about him — me, me, me, why aren’t you bowing down to me?”

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2020

I tried to imagine Caroline bowing down to me.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

bowing down

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