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bowing

[boh-ing] / ˈboʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
bending
Synonyms
STRONG
arching curving spiraling twining twisting veering warping winding
Antonyms
WEAK
straight unbent unbowed
ADJECTIVE
fawning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flattering
STRONG
bootlicking cowering crawling cringing humble ingratiating kowtowing prostrate scraping sniveling
WEAK
abject adulatory brown-nosing compliant mealy-mouthed obsequious parasitic servile slavish spineless submissive subservient sycophant sycophantic
Antonyms
WEAK
aloof cool disinterested proud unfriendly
NOUN
capitulation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
submission yielding
STRONG
conceding resignation surrender
WEAK
accedence buckling giving up knuckling under relenting succumbing
Antonyms
WEAK
defending fight fighting
NOUN
inclination
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leaning
STRONG
acclivity bank bend bending bevel bow cant declivity deviation direction downgrade grade gradient hill incline lean list pitch ramp slope tilt
NOUN
submission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capitulation resignation
STRONG
acquiescence appeasement assent defeatism deference docility humbleness humility malleability meekness nonresistance obedience passivism passivity prostration servility subjection submissiveness surrender tractability unassertiveness yielding
WEAK
backing down cringing giving-in pliabilty recreancy submitting
Antonyms
STRONG
disagreement disobedience rebellion
WEAK
fight resistance

Example Sentences

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Some now are pressing pause, bowing out or trying to change things up creatively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"I assume full responsibility for this defeat," an ashen-faced Jospin announced, bowing out of politics to howls of dismay from supporters.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The footage ends with a wide shot of mourners bowing their heads in front of a group of at least 18 coffins draped in the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But in some respects, OpenAI is simply bowing to the inevitable demands of the marketplace with its apparent U-turn.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

I had just spent an hour bowing before a ditch with O’Dell.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.