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Antonyms for bow
boʊbow

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Wiktionary2.0 / 2 votes

  1. bow3

    Synonyms:
    prow

    Antonyms:
    stern, poop

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bow

    In some cases a thing is spoken of as bent where the parts make an angle; but oftener to bend is understood to be to draw to or through a curve; as, to bend a bow. To submit or yield is to bend the mind humbly to another's wishes. To incline or influence is to bend another's wishes toward our own; to persuade is to draw them quite over. To warp is to bend silently through the whole fiber, as a board in the sun. To crook is to bend irregularly, as a crooked stick. Deflect, deviate, and diverge are said of any turning away; deviate commonly of a slight and gradual movement, diverge of a more sharp and decided one. To bias is to cut across the texture, or incline to one side; in figurative use always with an unfavorable import. Mold is a stronger work than bend; we may bend by a superior force that which still resists the constraint; as, a bent bow; we mold something plastic entirely to some desired form.

    Synonyms:
    bend, bias, crook, curve, deflect, deviate, diverge, incline, influence, mold, persuade, stoop, submit, turn, twine, twist, warp, yield

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bow, bowknotnoun

    a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

    Synonyms:
    bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  2. bownoun

    a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

    Synonyms:
    bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  3. bow, fore, prow, stemnoun

    front part of a vessel or aircraft

    "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

    Synonyms:
    curtain call, arc, bowing, radical, fore, stem turn, stalk, base, obeisance, bowknot, stem, prow, root, theme, shank, root word

  4. bownoun

    a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

    Synonyms:
    bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  5. bow, arcnoun

    something curved in shape

    Synonyms:
    bowing, electric discharge, discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  6. bow, bowing, obeisancenoun

    bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

    Synonyms:
    obedience, bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  7. bow, curtain callnoun

    an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

    Synonyms:
    bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  8. bownoun

    a decorative interlacing of ribbons

    Synonyms:
    bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  9. bowverb

    a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

    Synonyms:
    bowing, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

  10. bow, bow downverb

    bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

    "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

    Synonyms:
    give in, prostrate, stoop, submit, accede, bend, bow down, crouch, defer

  11. submit, bow, defer, accede, give inverb

    yield to another's wish or opinion

    "The government bowed to the military pressure"

    Synonyms:
    put over, set back, put forward, buckle under, crouch, pass on, relegate, put in, resign, take, give in, state, subject, remit, acquiesce, reconcile, accede, prorogue, assent, knuckle under, put off, bend, render, defer, table, present, yield, postpone, posit, shelve, enter, hold over, succumb, bow down, stoop, submit

  12. bowverb

    bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

    "He bowed before the King"

    Synonyms:
    give in, stoop, submit, accede, bend, bow down, crouch, defer

  13. crouch, stoop, bend, bowverb

    bend one's back forward from the waist on down

    "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

    Synonyms:
    turn, accede, scrunch up, defer, twist, bend, hunker down, condescend, bow down, hunker, stoop, deform, scrunch, flex, turn away, deflect, give in, crouch, lower oneself, squat, submit

  14. bowverb

    play on a string instrument with a bow

    Synonyms:
    give in, stoop, submit, accede, bend, bow down, crouch, defer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bownoun

    Synonyms:
    nod, obeisance, salam, congé, stern, prow, beak, courtesy, curtsy

  2. bowverb

    Synonyms:
    bend, curve, crook, prostrate, overwhelm, crush, abase, yield, obey, submit, be obeisant, incline, nod

How to use bow in a sentence?

  1. State Rep. Mike Johnson:

    It is a campaign of fear, intimidation and misinformation, this is standard practice for The ACLU. What they hope will happen is they make these radical demands and the school board will bow to the pressure.

  2. Dolly Parton:

    I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.

  3. Heath Chadwick:

    Let’s all bow our heads and remember this young lady and the family in the coming days ahead.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    As soon as I heard it, I said, Holy - This is going to go bad, why don’t I bow out of this one.

  5. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

    If they are going to take a filibustering stance, we will not allow parliament to be jammed up and will not bow down to threats.

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