crouched

ADJECTIVE

low

Synonyms

STRONGEST

below depressed flat little small

STRONG

bottom deep inferior junior level lowering minor prostrate shallow squat stunted subsided sunken

WEAK

beneath bottommost decumbent ground-level lesser low-hanging low-lying low-set nether not high profound rock-bottom squatty subjacent under unelevated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big enormous huge immense important large raised

WEAK

above cheerful decent elevated gay happy healthy high honest honorable increased moral prominent respectable rich strong tall upright well

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crouched

The man was crouched behind a 5-foot-tall gun safe Roebuck had purchased a few weeks earlier.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Though the main river channel lay some distance away, the surge had overflowed its banks, extending to the slope where Hamal was crouched behind a large rock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Then three soldiers climbed onto the rubble, in a line, as if in formation, and crouched down to listen.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Meghan recently called Lilibet "Mama's little helper", after posting an image of them in what looks like a walk-in wardrobe, where the duchess is trying on a coat while her daughter is crouched down nearby.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Christopher crouched, but he would not look away.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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