Declined and Erect

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Declined adjective - Bending downward or forward.

Usage example: we awaited our punishment with declined heads

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Erect is an antonym for declined.

Erect adjective - Rising straight up.

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Declined is an antonym for erect.

Nearby Words: erection, erected, erecting, erectile, erector

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