kneeled
Lowered onto joints
Kneeled is the past tense and past participle of kneel, meaning to go down on one or both knees.
She kneeled beside the bed to pray.
The form knelt is equally common and interchangeable with kneeled in all contexts.
Knee-bending act of reverence
- pewWorship hall seating
- altarSacred ritual table
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
reverence · devotion · piety · worship · intercession · penitence · rosary · sanctuary
Cease resistance, yield
- yieldingBending under pressure
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- subjugationForcing into submission
defeat · acquiescence · compliance · subservience · concession · vassalage · fealty · servility
Expression of deep respect
- tributeOffering of respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- respectRegard with honor
- venerationProfound admiring respect
deference · admiration · esteem · ceremony · solemnity · mourning · memorial · graveside
Commitment to wed or attend
- ringClosed curve shape
- romanticConducive to love
- betrothalFormal marriage agreement
- suitorOne who seeks affection
courtship · marriage · proposing · beloved · tradition · bended knee · asking · declaration
Ground matter for planting
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
- flowerbedSoil area for ornamentals
- trowelFlat blade for spreading
mulching · digging · knee pad · groundwork · seedlings · bulbs · garden · cultivating
Lowering oneself in protest
- solidarityUnity among allies
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- activismDirect effort for reform
Kaepernick · defiance · resistance · awareness · injustice · movement · civil rights · stance
genuflection
Knee-bending act of reverence
- pewWorship hall seating
- altarSacred ritual table
- supplicationHumble plea for help
benediction · reverence · devotion · piety · worship · intercession · penitence · rosary · sanctuary · congregation
surrender
Cease resistance, yield
- yieldingBending under pressure
- capitulationComplete yielding to demands
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
subjugation · defeat · acquiescence · compliance · subservience · concession · vassalage · fealty · servility · docility
homage
Expression of deep respect
veneration · deference · admiration · esteem · ceremony · solemnity · mourning · memorial · graveside · fallen
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
suitor · courtship · marriage · proposing · beloved · tradition · bended knee · asking · declaration · commitment
soil
Ground matter for planting
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- weedingExtracting undesired vegetation
- flowerbedSoil area for ornamentals
trowel · mulching · digging · knee pad · groundwork · seedlings · bulbs · garden · cultivating · transplanting
taking a knee
Lowering oneself in protest
- solidarityUnity among allies
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
Kaepernick · activism · defiance · resistance · awareness · injustice · movement · civil rights · stance · symbolic
kneeledstood tall
Maintained dignity or resolve
rose up · lorded over · stood one's ground · rebelled · resisted
- kneel downLower body onto knees
- kneel beforeAssume submissive posture toward
- kneel in prayer
- kneeling protestLowered stance signaling opposition
- kneeling beforeAssuming submissive posture facing
- kneeling chairAngled seat supporting shins