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crouching

ADJECTIVE

cringing

Synonyms

WEAK

cowardly obsequious submissive

ADJECTIVE

obsequious

Synonyms

WEAK

abject beggarly brown-nosing complacent compliable compliant cringing deferential enslaved fawning flattering ingratiating kowtowing menial obeisant oily parasitic parasitical prostrate respectful servile slavish sneaking sniveling spineless stipendiary subject submissive subordinate subservient sycophantic toadying unctuous

Antonyms

WEAK

arrogant assertive brazen confident presumptuous

Example Sentences

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Attendees took cover, crouching under tables, as several loud sounds were heard in the large ballroom while guests were eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Now, when we approach kids crowding the sidewalk, a curbside puddle or a dog crouching to pee, I stop and extend my arm like Sir Walter Raleigh, offering Sarah the right of first passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Then we saw one person crouching down on a small steep hill, and we immediately stopped and asked if the desert lilies were blooming.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Sophie, crouching on the floor of the cave in her nightie, gazed back at him through thick steel-rimmed glasses.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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