reclined

verb

past tense of recline
1
as in tilted

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2
as in lay (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclined
  1. tilted
  2. slept
  3. leaned
  4. couched
  5. inclined
  6. dozed
  7. angled
  8. nodded
Verb
  • Then his father tilted his chin toward the stranger’s bedroom.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Sierra tilted his head down throughout Jaen-Rosello’s testimony.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tilted
Verb
  • Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The items were inspired in part by the mansion’s Walnut Room, which boasts botanical woodcarvings by Abraham Miller in the ornate space where Henry Clay Frick slept.
    — Andy Battaglia for ARTnews, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of slept
Verb
  • What’s Happening Hollister leaned into the moment Gen Z handed it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The president’s 2024 campaign leaned into crypto to attract young men, a demographic that is deserting Republicans in the midterms.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaned
Verb
  • But the lawsuit alleges that these numbers, advertised in Anthropic’s marketing graphics, are misleadingly couched in fine print.
    — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of couched
Verb
  • With a wider conflict among the federal circuits, the Court might be inclined to weigh in and decisively rule on whether sports event contracts meet the definition of a swap or are more like sports bets.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The heart monitor showed a slight irregularity, but not an emergency, and my doctor wasn’t inclined to medicate something that minor.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of inclined
Verb
  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
Verb
  • Presidents angled for monuments honoring their predecessors, not themselves.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
  • When play resumed, Pettaway busted through Bowling Green's kick coverage, angled toward the right sideline and picked up a key block from Dominic Overby on his way to a 100-yard touchdown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of angled
Verb
  • As DeLonge nodded his head and got emotional, the on-air broadcast team set the scene for viewers at home.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Deisseroth nodded to the community of scientists who worked with him and his co-laureates to make their advances possible.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of nodded
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“Reclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclined. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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