On all fours
On all fours adverb - On hands and knees.
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Synonyms for On all fours
Upright is an antonym for on all fours in in the act of creeping topic.
Upright
Upright adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
On all fours is an antonym for upright.
Nearby Words: uprightness, uprightly
Both terms in one sentence
- This is why Nelly walks upright, despite the damage it does to her back given that her physiology is more suited to walking on all fours.
- The Far Side had quadrupeds walking upright as often as it had them on all fours.
Source: Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better - It's even odder than that: while Garfield usually walks upright with plantigrade feet, on the occasion he goes on all fours, he moves with digitigrade feet.
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Upright and On all fours. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_all_fours/upright
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