nodded

VERB

gesture with head

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge bend bow greet respond salute

STRONG

acquiesce agree approve assent beckon concur consent curtsy dip duck indicate recognize sign signal

WEAK

say yes

Antonyms

STRONG

differ disagree disallow disapprove dispute dissent object oppose protest refuse reject

VERB

fall asleep

Synonyms

STRONG

doze drift droop drowse nap sleep slump

WEAK

be sleepy become inattentive drift off

Antonyms

STRONG

rise

Example Sentences

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This last old man, Whom with crack'd heart I have sent to Rome, Lov'd me above the measure of a father; Nay, godded me indeed.

From Coriolanus by Shakespeare, William

The earth not paeans thee, nor serves thy hest, Be godded not by Heaven! avert thy face, And leave to blank disgrace The oblivious world! unsceptre thee of state and place!

From New Poems by Thompson, Francis

This last old man, Whom with a crack'd heart I haue sent to Rome, Lou'd me, aboue the measure of a Father, Nay godded me indeed.

From Coriolanus by Shakespeare, William