🙏prostrate

adjective/verb
/ˈprɒstreɪt/

Meaning

lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward, often as a sign of submission or exhaustion

Example Sentences

He lay prostrate on the ground after the long battle.

Example Expressions

fall prostrate

Synonyms

prone, flat, overcome, exhausted, submissive

Antonyms

upright, standing, active

Collocations

lie prostrate, fall prostrate, prostrate with grief, prostrate figure

Related Vocabularies

to embody or represent in human form; in flesh
close to the actual but not exact; to estimate or calculate roughly
dishonest or morally wrong; to make something impure or evil
characterized by good-humored teasing or joking
To complete or perfect something with great skill
Experienced in a particular activity; also, flavored with spices.

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