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supine
adjective as in lying down
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In effect, an overreaching administration and a supine FISC are ginning up a secret constitution.
On closer examination, this is not the hand of a supine victim.
A fur seal stands upright on his fore flippers, a hair seal lies supine.
The supine position, as in the adult, is imposed only at night.
She sat back in her chair, gazing up the darkening river, her hands lying supine on her knees.
A burst of criticism followed from England; press and politicians joined in denouncing the blind and supine colonials.
Unfortunately, the supine ignorance of the fair sex in Sarrio made these ingenious modes of communication null and void.
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On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to supine, such as: decumbent, flat, flat on one's back, horizontal, level, and procumbent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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