Thesaurus:recumbent

Thesaurus

recumbent

English

Adjective

Sense: of the body, positioned horizontally and supported lengthwise by the surface underneath

Synonyms

• lying down
• recumbent

Hyponyms

• prone
• prostrate
• reclining
• supine

Various

• resting
• spread-eagled

See also

• fetal position
• take lying down
• Thesaurus:sleep
• Human positions on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• “213. horizontality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “recumbent” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.