" bowing "

1: bending downward or forward;

  * e.g., " ... the bowing blossoms indicated that the petunia plant desperately needed water "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bowed,

•  declined,

•  declining,

•  descendant,

•  descending,

•  drooping,

•  droopy,

•  hanging,

•  hung,

•  inclining,

•  nodding,

•  pendulous,

•  sagging,

•  stooping,

•  weeping

•  Antonyms : 

•  unbending,

•  upright

1: to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control);

  * e.g., " ... finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blinking,

•  budging,

•  capitulating,

•  conceding,

•  giving in,

•  knuckling under,

•  quitting,

•  relenting,

•  submitting,

•  succumbing,

•  surrendering,

•  yielding

•  Antonyms : 

•  resisting

2: to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit);

  * e.g., " ... bowed to the craving for fresh coffee "

•  Synonyms : 

•  caving (in),

•  giving in,

•  submitting,

•  succumbing,

•  surrendering,

•  yielding

•  Antonyms : 

•  holding off,

•  resisting

1: to turn away from a straight line or course;

  * e.g., " ... the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arching,

•  arcing,

•  bending,

•  crooking,

•  curving,

•  falling off,

•  hooking,

•  rounding,

•  sweeping,

•  swerving,

•  trending,

•  wheeling

•  Antonyms : 

•  straightening

2: to cause to turn away from a straight line;

  * e.g., " ... you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arching,

•  bending,

•  crooking,

•  curving,

•  hooking,

•  swerving

•  Antonyms : 

•  straightening,

•  unbending,

•  uncurling

1: to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control);

  * e.g., " ... finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blink,

•  budge,

•  capitulate,

•  concede,

•  give in,

•  knuckle under,

•  quit,

•  relent,

•  submit,

•  succumb,

•  surrender,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

•  resist

2: to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit);

  * e.g., " ... bowed to the craving for fresh coffee "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cave (in),

•  give in,

•  submit,

•  succumb,

•  surrender,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

•  hold off,

•  resist

1: to turn away from a straight line or course;

  * e.g., " ... the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arc,

•  arch,

•  bend,

•  crook,

•  curve,

•  fall off,

•  hook,

•  round,

•  sweep,

•  swerve,

•  trend,

•  wheel

•  Antonyms : 

•  straighten

2: to cause to turn away from a straight line;

  * e.g., " ... you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arch,

•  bend,

•  crook,

•  curve,

•  hook,

•  swerve

•  Antonyms : 

•  straighten,

•  unbend,

•  uncurl

1: as in submitting (to), succumbing (to);

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquiescing (to),

•  capitulating (to),

•  giving in (to),

•  submitting (to),

•  succumbing (to),

•  surrendering (to),

•  yielding (to),

•  acceding (to),

•  assenting (to),

•  conceding (to),

•  confirming,

•  consenting (to),

•  OK'ing,

•  ratifying,

•  sanctioning,

•  warranting,

•  abiding,

•  bearing,

•  brooking,

•  countenancing,

•  enduring,

•  shouldering,

•  standing,

•  sticking out,

•  stomaching,

•  supporting,

•  sustaining,

•  swallowing,

•  sweating out,

•  tolerating,

•  accepting,

•  having,

•  taking,

•  adopting,

•  embracing,

•  welcoming

•  Antonyms : 

•  declining,

•  denying,

•  disallowing,

•  disapproving,

•  negativing,

•  refusing,

•  rejecting,

•  spurning,

•  turning down,

•  vetoing,

•  dissenting (to),

•  objecting (to),

•  opposing,

•  protesting,

•  holding off,

•  resisting,

•  withstanding,

•  combating,

•  contesting,

•  fighting

1: to undergo defeat;

  * e.g., " ... quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition "

•  Synonyms : 

•  falling,

•  losing

•  Antonyms : 

•  conquering,

•  prevailing,

•  triumphing,

•  winning

1: to undergo defeat;

  * e.g., " ... quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fall,

•  lose

•  Antonyms : 

•  conquer,

•  prevail,

•  triumph,

•  win