Synonyms for bow down
bow down

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1. prostrate, bow downverb

   get into a prostrate position, as in submission

   Synonyms:
   bow, prostrate

2. 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, bow, stoop, submit, accede, bend, crouch, defer

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1. • Gesture
   • Lie Down

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. genuflectverb

   extreme form of formal bowing which includes kneeling on one knee

   Submitted by graham1618 on April 13, 2022  

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1. 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.

2. Sonia Gandhi:

   The Indian National Congress will never bow down before injustice.

3. Danny Brey:

   People want us to be tolerant for everything – but they don’t tolerate Christianity, they bow down to everything else – but when it comes to Christianity….

4. Mary Baker Eddy:

   Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?

5. Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng:

   U.S. measures are essentially attacking global supply and value chains. To put it simply, the U.S. is opening fire on the entire world, including itself, china will not bow down in the face of threats and blackmail and will not falter from its determination to defend free trade and the multilateral system.