hunched
Shoulders curled forward
Hunched describes a posture with the shoulders raised and the back curved forward, typically suggesting cold, discomfort, or dejection: He sat hunched over his desk.
Someone who hunches draws their body inward protectively.
A hunched figure appears smaller, contracted: She walked hunched against the wind.
Drooped in posture
- stoopedBent body forward
- bentCurved; also dishonest
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- crouchedBent knees, lowered body
rounded · arched · contracted · crooked · stooping · slumping · curled · bowed
Unable to bend
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- clenchedContracted with force
- contractedReduced in size
braced · coiled · wound-up · knotted · stiff · constricted · tensed · guarded
Heavily weighted down
- heavyOf great mass
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- carewornWeary from prolonged anxiety
exhausted · defeated · downtrodden · worn · weary · crushed · overwhelmed · encumbered
slouched
Drooped in posture
crouched · rounded · arched · contracted · crooked · stooping · slumping · curled · bowed · humpbacked
rigid
Unable to bend
contracted · braced · coiled · wound-up · knotted · stiff · constricted · tensed · guarded · defensive
laden
Heavily weighted down
- heavyOf great mass
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
careworn · exhausted · defeated · downtrodden · worn · weary · crushed · overwhelmed · encumbered · strained
focused
Directing attention narrowly
poring · peering · studying · scrutinizing · immersed · attentive · fixated · rapt · concentrated · intense
hunchedupright
Vertical or morally sound
erect · straight · ramrod-straight · straightened · standing tall
- hunched over
- hunch overCurve torso forward
- hunched shoulders
- hunched backAbnormally curved upper spine
- The HunchbackCurved-spine recluse
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