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| Main Entry: |
sprawl
 [sprawl] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sit or lie spread out |
| Synonyms: | drape, extend, flop, lie, lie spread-eagle, loll, lounge, ramble, recline, sit, slouch, slump, spread, straddle, straggle, stretch, trail |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
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| Main Entry: | drape |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hang over, adorn |
| Synonyms: | array, cloak, clothe, cover, dangle, display, don, dress, droop, drop, enclose, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, fold, hang, lean over, let fall, line, model, roll, sprawl, spread, spread-eagle, suspend, swathe, wrap |
| Antonyms: | undrape |
| Main Entry: | founder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go under, fail |
| Synonyms: | abort, be lost, break down, collapse, come to nothing, fall, fall through, go down, go lame, go to bottom, lurch, miscarry, misfire, sink, sprawl, stagger, stumble, submerge, submerse, trip |
| Notes: | founder means to sink, while flounder means to flail helplessly |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed |
Example Sentences
- But fearing the development of sprawling shanty towns around big cities, it has focused on developing smaller towns.
- Word is that the singer likes to reenact the final escape scene in his sprawling flat.
- After taking photos of the sprawling panorama, you will see a turquoise-bright sky that remains visible to the west.
| Main Entry: | lie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be prostrate, flat |
| Synonyms: | be prone, be recumbent, be supine, couch, go to bed, laze, lie down, loll, lounge, nap, recline, repose, rest, retire, siesta, sleep, sprawl, stretch out, turn in |
| Antonyms: | be upright, stand, straighten |
| Main Entry: | loll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay sprawled |
| Synonyms: | bum, dangle, dawdle, droop, drop, flap, flop, goof off, hang, hang loose, idle, laze, lean, loaf, loiter, lounge, recline, relax, rest, sag, slouch, slump, sprawl |
| Antonyms: | sit up straight |
| Main Entry: | lounge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie about, waste time |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dawdle, fritter away, goldbrick, goof off, idle, kill time, laze, loaf, loiter, loll, pass time, recline, relax, repose, saunter, sprawl, take it easy |
| Antonyms: | do, hustle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ramble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wander about; travel aimlessly |
| Synonyms: | amble, bat around, be all over the map, branch off, clamber, climb, cruise, depart, digress, divagate, diverge, drift, excurse, extend, fork, gad, gallivant, get sidetracked, knock about, knock around, meander, perambulate, percolate, peregrinate, promenade, range, roam, rove, saunter, scramble, snake, sprangle, sprawl, spread, spread-eagle, straddle, straggle, stray, stroll, trail, traipse, turn, twist, walk, wind, zigzag |
| Antonyms: | be direct, stay |
| Main Entry: | recline |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie down |
| Synonyms: | be recumbent, cant, heel, lay down, lean, lie, list, loll, lounge, repose, rest, slant, slope, sprawl, stretch, stretch out, tilt, tip |
| Antonyms: | sit up, straighten |
| Main Entry: | recumbent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lying down |
| Synonyms: | decumbent, flat, horizontal, level, procumbent, prostrate, reclining, resupine, sprawling, supine |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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