seated
Not standing up
Seated means sitting down or having taken a seat.
A seated audience occupies chairs.
Please remain seated until the plane comes to a complete stop.
To be seated somewhere is to be assigned a place: We were seated near the kitchen.
A host who says please be seated is inviting guests to sit.
Single-person sitting furniture
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- benchShared seating surface
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
armchair · recliner · ottoman · throne · pew · saddle · beanbag · chaise
Formal celebratory meal
- galaFestive formal occasion
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- receptionAct of receiving guests
conference · symposium · summit · inauguration · convocation · assembly · auditorium · ballroom
Characterized by much sitting
- immobileUnable to shift
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- motionlessLacking all movement
- rootedFirmly established in place
planted · fixed · unmoving · inactive · prolonged · waiting · patient · idle
Leaning backward at rest
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- settledNo longer in question
at ease · unwinding · repose · leisure · siesta · cozy · nestled · sinking in
Occupied or seized
- reservedRestrained in manner
- filledMade full, occupied
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- claimedStated as fact
spoken for · saved · held · full · booked · no vacancy
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
couch · armchair · recliner · ottoman · throne · pew · saddle · beanbag · chaise · futon
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
reception · conference · symposium · summit · inauguration · convocation · assembly · auditorium · ballroom · venue
sedentary
Characterized by much sitting
- immobileUnable to shift
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- motionlessLacking all movement
rooted · planted · fixed · unmoving · inactive · prolonged · waiting · patient · idle
reclining
Leaning backward at rest
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- comfortablePhysically at ease
settled · at ease · unwinding · repose · leisure · siesta · cozy · nestled · sinking in
taken
Occupied or seized
- reservedRestrained in manner
- filledMade full, occupied
- unavailableCannot be accessed
claimed · spoken for · saved · held · full · booked · no vacancy
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- posesstanding pose, sitting pose, kneeling pose, reclining pose, formal pose
- jury statusempaneled, selected, dismissed, excused, disqualified
- sex positionsmissionary, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, doggy style, 69
- flight statusbooked, canceled, delayed, boarding, cancelled
- positionsabove, behind, below, beside, between
seatedstanding
Position, physical or social
upright · erect · lying down · prone · supine
seatedmoving
Emotionally affecting
walking · in motion · ambulatory · on the move · mobile
- seat beltsVehicle passenger restraints
- have a seatInvitation to sit
- take a seatOccupy a chair
- back seatVehicle's second row
- front seatForward vehicle seating
- car seatVehicle safety device for children