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reclined

VERB

lie down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loll lounge sprawl stretch out

STRONG

cant heel lean lie list repose rest slant slope stretch tilt tip

WEAK

be recumbent lay down

Antonyms

STRONG

be active energize even forget level stand straighten

WEAK

sit up

Example Sentences

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I got comfy and spent much of the trip with the seat reclined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

For a decade, my therapy appointments required a 30-minute train ride to a mid-rise medical office building in suburban Philadelphia, where I reclined on a black leather couch, grabbing the occasional Kleenex.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2024

His throne is fully reclined and draped in a fleece Raiders blanket.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

These rigs include everything you'd expect in your average F1 car, including a reclined seat, pedals and steering wheel in front of a big curved screen.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

I reclined on a window seat and in the gathering dusk watched the wild turkeys come in to roost in the cottonwood trees.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck