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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lying down |
| Synonyms: | decumbent, face down, flat, horizontal, level, procumbent, prostrate, reclining, recumbent, resupine, supine |
| Notes: | apt is for general probabilities, likely is for specific probabilities; liable and prone indicate a probability arising as a regrettable consequence prone is lying on your face (facing downwards) - which is also true for prostrate, but only in expressing adoration or begging for protection; supine is lying on your back supine is lying face upward, prone and prostrate are lying face downward - and prostrate suggests throwing oneself down, while recumbent is lying flat in any position |
| Antonyms: | sitting, straight, upright |
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