stooped
Curved forward, bowing
Stooped describes a posture bent forward and downward, typically at the shoulders.
An old man walks with a stooped back.
Someone stooped over a desk is hunched in concentration.
The word often suggests age, fatigue, or habitual poor posture: years of farm work left him stooped.
As the past tense of stoop, it means bent down or lowered oneself: She stooped to pick up the coin.
Bent at spine
- slouchedDrooped in posture
- bentCurved; also dishonest
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
crouched · hunchbacked · slumping · bowed · leaning · drooping · folded · contracted
Advanced in age
- frailWeak and breakable
- wizenedShrunken from age
- gray-hairedHaving silver locks
- silver-hairedHaving gray-white hair
decrepit · infirm · tottering · feeble · shuffling · withered · time-worn · arthritic
Drained of energy
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- drainedEmptied of resources
- wornDamaged by use
spent · drooping · sagging · wilting · flagging · slumping · bone-tired · depleted
Bending forward in deference
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- genuflectingBending the knee reverently
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- reverentFeeling profound respect
obsequious · servile · humble · prostrating · kneeling · curtsying · saluting · nodding
Heavily weighted down
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
encumbered · bowed-down · careworn · load-bearing · downtrodden · taxed · strained · saddled
hunched
Bent at spine
rounded · crouched · hunchbacked · slumping · bowed · leaning · drooping · folded · contracted · crooked
elderly
Advanced in age
- frailWeak and breakable
- wizenedShrunken from age
- gray-hairedHaving silver locks
silver-haired · decrepit · infirm · tottering · feeble · shuffling · withered · time-worn · arthritic · hobbling
fatigued
Drained of energy
worn · spent · drooping · sagging · wilting · flagging · slumping · bone-tired · depleted · enervated
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- genuflectingBending the knee reverently
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
reverent · obsequious · servile · humble · prostrating · kneeling · curtsying · saluting · nodding · scraping
laden
Heavily weighted down
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
overburdened · encumbered · bowed-down · careworn · load-bearing · downtrodden · taxed · strained · saddled · afflicted
crouching
Bending low, knees bent
kneeling · hunkering · descending · dipping · crawling · creeping · entering
stoopedupright
Vertical or morally sound
erect · straight · ramrod-straight · bolt upright · vertical
- stoop ballGame played on building steps
- stoop sittingSocializing on entry stairs
- stooped postureForward-curved spinal alignment