Synonyms & related words for prostrate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prostrate — including procumbent, prone, kneel, resupine, grovel, accumbent. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to prostrate

Explore words related to prostrate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include facedown, supineness, prostration, knelt, genuflect, obeisance, genuflection, submissively. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for prostrate

Common synonyms for prostrate include procumbent, prone, kneel, resupine, grovel, accumbent, kowtow, supine — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does prostrate come from?

The word prostrate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, down”); and -strat, from Latin sterno (“spread, throw down”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.