bowed

Examples

• All

• Her bowed demeanor made it clear she would not challenge authority.

• The bowed gesture showed her humility.

• The servant's bowed attitude irritated his proud employer.

• He had a bowed head as he apologized.

• He entered the room with a bowed head, signaling his humility in front of the crowd.

• Her bowed demeanor suggested she was not ready to express her own opinions.

• The student spoke with a bowed attitude during the meeting, showing deep respect for the teacher's authority.

Synonyms

H

humble

vsbowed

238 2.8

Not proud and not thinking you are better than others

is stronger showing an extreme and overly deferential attitude

B

bowing

vsbowed

1 7.2

Showing too much respect so you seem weak

is the same meaning but appears as an adjective ending with -ed instead of -ing

Antonyms

P

proud

∞ 1.0

Feeling very pleased and good about something you or someone close did

A

arrogant

246 4.5

Behaving as if you are more important or better than other people

Idioms

B

bowed down

1 6.5

Very tired and weighed down by too much work or worry

Compounds

B

bowed stringed instrument

1 5.7

A string instrument played with a bow, like a violin

How Humble

obsequious

• Formal

8 9.3

subservient

17 7.6

bowed

7 7.6

deferential

• Formal

10 6.6

respectful

146 1.1

polite

336 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology