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LIE DOWN Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the phrase lie down. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase lie down. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for LIE DOWN

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lounge
nounn
noun

• an upholstered seat for more than one person

• a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

verb

• sit or recline comfortably

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

recline
verbv
verb

• move the upper body backwards and down

• cause to recline

• lean in a comfortable resting position

relax
verbv
verb

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast

repose
verb, nounv, n
noun

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• the absence of mental stress or anxiety

• a disposition free from stress or emotion

verb

• put or confide something in a person or thing

• be inherent or innate in

• lie when dead

• lean in a comfortable resting position

• put in a horizontal position

• to put something (eg trust) in something

rest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

verb

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

sprawl
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

• an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

verb

• sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

• go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

lie
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

• position or manner in which something is situated

verb

• be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

• be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position

• originate (in)

• be and remain in a particular state or condition

• tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive

• have a place in relation to something else

• assume a reclining position

Best Hypernyms For LIE DOWN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for lie down, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Phrases (1)
change posture

Alternatives for LOUNGE

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