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SOMERSAULTING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word somersaulting. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SOMERSAULTING

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kneeling
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• supporting yourself on your knees

lying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

reclining
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

sitting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

noun

• (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

• the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

• a meeting of spiritualists

• a session as of a legislature or court

adjective satellite

• not moving and therefore easy to attack

standing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• (of fluids) not moving or flowing

• executed in or initiated from a standing position

• (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

noun

• social or financial or professional status or reputation

• an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

• the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

adjective satellite

• having a supporting base

• not created for a particular occasion

• permanent

walking
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• the act of traveling by foot

adjective satellite

• close enough to be walked to

crouching
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

verb

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• sit on one's heels

lounging
verbv
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

perching
verbv
noun

• support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

• a linear measure of 16.5 feet

• a square rod of land

• an elevated place serving as a seat

• any of numerous fishes of America and Europe

• spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes

• any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes

verb

• sit, as on a branch

• to come to rest, settle

• cause to perch or sit

resting
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

Alternatives for KNEELING

Alternatives for LYING

Alternatives for RECLINING

Alternatives for SITTING

Alternatives for STANDING

Alternatives for WALKING

Alternatives for CROUCHING

Alternatives for LOUNGING

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