pendulous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of PENDULOUS

bending downward or forward <a cow with a pendulous udder>

Synonyms bowed, bowing, declined, declining, descendant (also descendent), descending, drooping, droopy, hanging, hung, inclining, pendulous, sagging, stooping, weeping

Related Words floppy, limp; dangling, falling, pendent (or pendant), suspended; dipping, sinking, slumping

Near Antonyms erect, inflexible, rigid, stiff; elevated, raised, upraised

Antonyms unbending, upright

extending freely from a support from above <a pendulous crystal chandelier dominated the ballroom>

Synonyms dangling, hanging, pendent (or pendant), pendulous, suspended

Related Words drooping, flagging, lolling, sagging, wilting

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