prostrated
Laid completely low
Prostrated means lying flat, especially face down, in submission, exhaustion, or worship.
Someone prostrated before an altar has thrown themselves down in reverence.
The word also describes being overcome or incapacitated: She was prostrated by grief, The illness left him prostrated for weeks.
To prostrate oneself is to assume this position deliberately as a sign of humility or defeat.
Fell inward suddenly
- fallenHaving dropped down
- lyingStating known falsehoods
- proneInclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
flattened · floored · knocked down · sprawled · horizontal · face-down · laid low · crumpled
Unable to leave mattress
- weakenedMade less capable
- feveredAbnormally hot, overheated
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
drained · incapacitated · sickened · afflicted · stricken · feeble · enervated · depleted
Bending forward in deference
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- genuflectingBending the knee reverently
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
reverence · submission · devotion · prayer · humility · supplication · salat · adoration
Defeated and took control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- subjugatedBrought under control
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
crushed · beaten · surrendered · subdued · overpowered · capitulated · humbled · broken
Defeated by sheer volume
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- strickenSeriously affected by adversity
- shatteredBroken into fragments
broken · crushed · anguished · distraught · inconsolable · bereft · mourning · despairing
collapsed
Fell inward suddenly
supine · flattened · floored · knocked down · sprawled · horizontal · face-down · laid low · crumpled · slumped
bedridden
Unable to leave mattress
- weakenedMade less capable
- feveredAbnormally hot, overheated
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
exhausted · drained · incapacitated · sickened · afflicted · stricken · feeble · enervated · depleted · fatigued
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- genuflectingBending the knee reverently
- kneelingLowering onto bent legs
worship · reverence · submission · devotion · prayer · humility · supplication · salat · adoration · veneration
conquered
Defeated and took control
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- subjugatedBrought under control
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
dominated · crushed · beaten · surrendered · subdued · overpowered · capitulated · humbled · broken · submissive
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- strickenSeriously affected by adversity
shattered · broken · crushed · anguished · distraught · inconsolable · bereft · mourning · despairing · heartbroken
- grovelingfawned, kowtowed, bootlicked, toadied, brownnosed
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
prostratedstanding
Position, physical or social
upright · erect · standing tall · risen · vertical
prostratedenergized
Made lively and alert
invigorated · revitalized · energetic · strong · vigorous
prostratedunbowed
Not yielding to force
defiant · dominant · commanding · unsubmissive · proud
- lying prostrateFlat on one's front
prostrate, prostration, prostrating, prostrates, prostrations