What is another word for leaning against?

Pronunciation: [lˈiːnɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst] (IPA)

The phrase "leaning against" implies a posture or position where something or someone is supported by leaning or resting against another object or surface. Synonyms for this phrase include propped against, reclining on, resting on, supported by, cradled by, nestled on, bracing against, leaning upon, and steadied by. Each of these synonyms can convey a slightly different nuance or meaning depending on the context. For example, "propped against" suggests a deliberate placement of support, while "reclining on" implies a more relaxed posture. Overall, these synonyms offer a variety of options for describing this common physical position or action.

What are the hypernyms for Leaning against?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for leaning against?

Leaning against can mean to rest or support oneself or something against a surface, but its antonyms are words that signify movement or withdrawal. These include words such as "moving away," "receding," "retreating," "pulling back" and "withdrawing." These words indicate that the subject is not resting or supporting itself against a surface but is in motion. Leaning against is also opposed to words such as "standing up," "straightening," and "rising," which imply that the subject is in an upright, vertical position rather than leaning against something. Avoid using leaning against antonyms when describing stillness or stability but opt for them when discussing movement or change in position.

What are the antonyms for Leaning against?

Famous quotes with Leaning against

  • Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.
    Stephen Covey
  • Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.
    Stephen Covey
  • Many people, among them the Frank girls, slept leaning against their mother or father; everyone was dead tired. And then the tension: what would happen next? Perhaps the train would crash? There might be a bombardment; we were hoping for that. (...) A lot of people slept. It was simply a death train. People died [while] underway, and there were many dead when we arrived. I believe that we were in those cattle cars for two days and nights. After the war someone asked me: "Didn't you get anything to eat?" No, we didn't get anything, absolutely nothing.
    Lenie de Jong-van Naarden
  • "The city itself swung slowly toward us silent as a dream. No sign of life but puffs of steam from skyscraper chimneys, the motion of the traffic. The mighty towers stood like tombstones in a graveyard, leaning against the sky and waiting for -- for what? Someday we'll know."
    Edward Abbey
  • On the way home from school, I’d go two blocks out of my way to pass by Lopez’ Pool Hall to look for cigarette butts that the veteranos had flicked to the sidewalk. They had G.I. hair cuts, their old, spit-shined paratrooper boots and the same khaki uniforms they wore to fight the Japs. I’d pretend not to notice them leaning against the building. With my head down, I’d walk along the gutter and just casually push the longer butts with my toe as if I were kicking a can or a rock … just a barefoot boy with cheek humhumming along the road on a hot summer day in his Huckleberry Finn strides, oh yes!
    Oscar Zeta Acosta

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