prone
Naturally inclined toward
Prone means lying face down, flat on one's front: He lay prone on the examination table.
The opposite position—face up—is supine.
More commonly, prone means having a tendency toward something, usually something undesirable: prone to accidents, prone to exaggeration, injury-prone.
This sense suggests vulnerability or inclination rather than choice.
Inclined beforehand
- liableLegally responsible for something
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- disposedInclined toward something
- givenAccepted as fact
subject · apt · likely · tending · vulnerable · open · at-risk · sensitive
Lying with front downward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- flatLacking vertical variation
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
reclining · sprawled · planked · grounded · collapsed · motionless · extended · spread-eagle
Compulsively reliant on something
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- chronicPersisting over time
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- givenAccepted as fact
accustomed · habituated · repetitive · persistent · hardwired · ingrained · second-nature · automatic
predisposed
Inclined beforehand
- liableLegally responsible for something
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
- disposedInclined toward something
given · subject · apt · likely · tending · vulnerable · open · at-risk · sensitive · receptive
face-down
Lying with front downward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- flatLacking vertical variation
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
stretched · reclining · sprawled · planked · grounded · collapsed · motionless · extended · spread-eagle · floored
addicted
Compulsively reliant on something
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- chronicPersisting over time
- inclinedTending toward, tilted
given · accustomed · habituated · repetitive · persistent · hardwired · ingrained · second-nature · automatic
- body positionslying down, flat, upright, standing, sitting
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
- Posturesupright, slouch, slump, erect, crouched
- Tendenciesapt, inclined, liable, tendency, proclivity
- resting positionslie down, lie flat, recline, repose, corpse pose
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- prone toHabitually inclined toward
- accident proneHabitually susceptible to mishaps
- subject pronounPronoun as sentence actor
- prone positionLying with chest down
- relative pronounAntecedent-referring clause introducer
- personal pronounNoun substitute for people
pronoun, prone position, prostrate, propensity, proneness, pronation, pronate, prone to