lying prostrate
Face down, horizontal
Lying prostrate means stretched out flat, typically face down, in a position of submission, exhaustion, or worship.
The phrase emphasizes complete horizontality and vulnerability: The penitent lay prostrate before the altar.
Someone lying prostrate from heat or illness is utterly spent, unable to rise.
The position suggests surrender—to a deity, to exhaustion, or to overwhelming circumstances.
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- face downChallenge directly, or inverted
- facedownWith front downward
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
sprawled · horizontal · flat · bowed · submission · worship · exhausted · dead tired · fallen · laid low · ground · floor · stretched · defeated · fallen soldier · reverence · humble · prayer
lying prostratestanding upright
upright · standing · vertical · sitting up · kneeling
lying prostrateup and about
Mobile after rest
ambulatory · active · mobile · standing tall · revived
lying prostratestanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
triumphant · defiant · dominant · unbowed · victorious
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