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View usage for: (suːpaɪn) 1. adjectiveIf you are supine, you are lying flat on your back. [formal] ...bedridden persons confined to the supine position. ...a statue of a supine dog. Synonyms: flat on your back, flat, horizontal, recumbent More Synonyms of supine Supine is also an adverb. I lay supine on the poolside grass. 2. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe someone as supine, you mean that they let events happen because they are too lazy or afraid to influence them. [formal] ...a willing and supine executive. Synonyms: lethargic, passive, lazy, idle More Synonyms of supine supine in British Englishadjective (suːˈpaɪn, sjuː-, ˈsuːpaɪn, ˈsjuː-)1. lying or resting on the back with the face, palm, etc, upwards 2. displaying no interest or animation; lethargic noun (ˈsuːpaɪn, ˈsjuː-)3. grammar a noun form derived from a verb in Latin, often used to express purpose with verbs of motion Abbreviation: sup Derived forms supinely (suˈpinely) adverb supineness (suˈpineness) noun Word origin C15: from Latin supīnus related to sub under, up; (in grammatical sense) from Latin verbum supīnum supine word (the reason for this use is unknown) supine in American English (suˈpaɪn; also, and for n. always, ˈsuˌpaɪn) adjective1. lying on the back, face upward 2. with the palm upward or away from the body said of the hand 3. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic leaning or sloping backward 4. mentally or morally inactive; sluggish; listless; passive noun Grammar5. a Latin verbal noun formed from the stem of the past participle and having only an accusative and an ablative form 6. an infinitive in English preceded by to SIMILAR WORDS: prone Derived forms supinely (ˈsuˌpinely) adverb supineness (ˈsuˌpineness) noun Word origin L supinus, prob. akin to sub-: see sub- Examples of 'supine' in a sentencesupine Definition lying on one's back a statue of a supine dog Synonyms Opposites prone , prostrate, lying on your face , face-down a willing and supine executive Additional synonymsMany people feel apathetic about the candidates in both parties. Synonyms uninterested, passive, indifferent, sluggish, unmoved, stoic, stoical, unconcerned, listless, cold, cool, impassive, unresponsive, phlegmatic, unfeeling, unemotional, torpid, emotionless, insensibleDefinition done or acting with insufficient attention Office workers are notoriously careless about their passwords. Synonyms negligent, hasty, unconcerned, cursory, perfunctory, thoughtless, indiscreet, unthinking, forgetful, absent-minded, inconsiderate, heedless, remiss (formal), incautious, unmindful, regardlessDefinition lying stretched out at full length Two men near him threw themselves flat. Synonyms horizontal, prone, outstretched, reclining, prostrate, laid low, supine, recumbent, lying full length - supervision
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Additional synonymsDefinition taking no notice She scattered the letters about in her heedless haste. Synonyms careless, reckless, negligent, rash, precipitate, oblivious, foolhardy, thoughtless, unthinking, imprudent, neglectful, inattentive, incautious, unmindful, unobservant Definition flat and level with the ground or with a line considered as a base Swing the club back until it is horizontal. Synonyms level, flat, plane, parallel, supineDefinition not wanting to work I've never met such an idle bunch of workers! Synonyms lazy, slow, slack, sluggish, lax, negligent, inactive, inert, lethargic, indolent, lackadaisical, good-for-nothing, remiss (formal), workshy, slothful (formal), shiftlessDefinition showing no concern or interest People have become indifferent to the suffering of others. Synonyms unconcerned, distant, detached, cold, cool, regardless, careless, callous, aloof, unimpressed, unmoved, unsympathetic, impervious, uncaring, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, heedless, inattentive, not giving a monkey's (slang) Definition lazy indolent teenagers who won't lift a finger to help Synonyms lazy, slack, idle, slow, sluggish, inactive, inert, languid, lethargic, listless, lackadaisical, torpid, good-for-nothing, workshy, slothful (formal), lumpish, fainéant The novel itself remains oddly inert. Synonyms dull, dry, boring, plain, static, commonplace, tedious, dreary, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, unimaginative, uninteresting, vapid, torpid, sluggishDefinition lacking energy He's a large languid man with a round and impassive face. Synonyms inactive, lazy, indifferent, lethargic, weary, sluggish, inert, uninterested, listless, unenthusiastic, languorous, lackadaisical, torpid, spiritlessDefinition moving in a sluggish manner We would have a lazy lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun. Synonyms lethargic, languorous, slow-moving, languid, sleepy, sluggish, drowsy, somnolent, torpidDefinition lacking interest or energy He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat. Synonyms languid, sluggish, lifeless, lethargic, heavy, limp, vacant, indifferent, languishing, inert, apathetic, lymphatic, impassive, supine, indolent, torpid, inattentive, enervated, spiritless, mopish The jury ruled that the Council had acted in a negligent manner. Synonyms careless, regardless, slack, thoughtless, inadvertent, unthinking, forgetful, slapdash, neglectful, heedless, slipshod, inattentive, remiss (formal), unmindful, disregardful Additional synonymsDefinition lying down He stared down at his sister's recumbent form. Synonyms lying down, lying, resting, flat, leaning, prone, horizontal, stretched out, reclining, prostrate, supine, flat on your back Definition lazy and unwilling to work He was not slothful: he had been busy all night. Synonyms lazy, idle, inactive, indolent, do-nothing (informal), slack, sluggish, inert, skiving (British, slang), torpid, good-for-nothing, workshy, fainéant Definition lacking energy feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal Synonyms inactive, slow, lethargic, listless, heavy, dull, lifeless, inert, slow-moving, unresponsive, phlegmatic, indolent, torpid, slothful (formal) The crowds were too spiritless to resist. Synonyms apathetic, lacklustre, dispirited, listless, low (informal), depressed, dull, melancholy, lifeless, unmoved, languid, dejected, despondent, melancholic, droopy, unenthusiastic, torpid, mopy Definition sluggish or dull He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. Synonyms inactive, lazy, sluggish, languid, slow, dull, passive, numb, motionless, stagnant, inert, slow-moving, lethargic, apathetic, lymphatic, drowsy, listless, indolent, languorous, somnolent, lackadaisical, slothful (formal), benumbed, fainéant Definition having or showing no interest in someone or something unhelpful and uninterested shop staff Synonyms indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic, bored, distant, listless, impassive, blasé, unresponsive, uninvolved, incurious |