Descending and Stiff

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Descending adjective - Bending downward or forward.

Usage example: with descending heads the mourners made their way to the burial site

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Stiff is an antonym for descending.

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

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Descending is an antonym for stiff.

Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

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