Nodding and Rigid

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Nodding

Nodding adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Usage example: some students, with nodding heads, were helplessly falling asleep during the boring lecture
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Rigid is an antonym for nodding.
Nearby Words: nod, nodded

Rigid

Rigid adjective - Not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards.
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Nodding is an antonym for rigid.
Nearby Words: rigor, rigidity, rigidly
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