English Synonym Finder

stoop

Definitions

A porch, platform, or small staircase leading to the entrance of a house.

To bend one's head and shoulders forward and downward.

To lower one's moral standards or dignity to do something unpleasant.

Examples

She sat on the front stoop to watch the sunset.

He had to stoop to enter the low-ceilinged cottage.

Synonyms

bend slouch hunch bow descend condescend crouch

Antonyms

straighten stand tall rise ascend tower erect