Synonyms for bowing
ˈboʊ ɪŋbow·ing

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1. bow, bowing, obeisancenoun

   bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

   Synonyms:
   obedience, bow, arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

   Antonyms:
   domineering

2. bowingadjective

   managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument

   "the violinist's bowing was excellent"

   Synonyms:
   bow, obeisance

   Antonyms:
   domineering

3. bowed, bowingadjective

   showing an excessively deferential manner

   Synonyms:
   arched, bowed, bandy-legged, arching, arciform, bandy, arced, bowlegged, arcuate, bowleg

   Antonyms:
   domineering

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1. • Gesture
   • Reverence

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1. Major Hodges:

   If you go at minimum rations of one meal a day, we were looking at numbers about 1800 meals that we needed to get in there, so, there was not the physical space in the cave to put 1800 meals and that would be 18 separate dive missions. Some of the rescued soccer team members bowing their heads respectfully in front of a sketch of the Thai NavySEAL Facebook Page SEAL diver who died while trying to rescue them. ( Thailand's Ministry of Health and the Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital via AP).

2. Gandhi:

   To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

3. Donald Trump:

   Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence 241 years ago, America always affirmed that liberty comes from our creator. Our rights are given to us by God, and no earthly force can ever take those rights away. That is why my administration is transferring power out of Washington and returning that power back where it belongs to the people, our religious liberty is enshrined in the very first amendment in the Bill of Rights. The American founders invoked our creator four times in the Declaration of Independence, said Trump. Benjamin Franklin reminded his colleagues at the Constitutional Convention to begin by bowing their heads in prayer. Inscribed on our currency are the words: ‘In God We Trust.’.

4. Matteo Salvini:

   Saving lives at sea is a duty, but transforming Italy into an enormous refugee camp is not, italy is done bowing its head and obeying. This time there's someone saying no.

5. Jacksonville Public Library:

   Unfortunately, the discourse from some in the community did not remain civil and reportedly included threats of physical violence. We had to make a very tough call, our cancellation of the Pride Prom does not mean that we agree with -- or are bowing to pressure from -- those who protested the event.