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crouching

ADJECTIVE
cringing
Synonyms
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cowardly obsequious submissive
ADJECTIVE
obsequious
Synonyms
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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
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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

Video clips of him crouching and then being whisked away from a rally in the Copperbelt province shocked Zambians and many people, irrespective of their political affiliation, condemned what happened.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

I never seen no night vision binocs in Prentisstown but I didn’t see no army neither so we’re both crouching as we run.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness