Hunched Synonyms and Antonyms

Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. humped
  2. cowered
  3. stooped
  4. hinted
  5. bowed
  6. scrunched
  7. forecasted
  8. bent
Antonyms:
  1. straightened
  2. stood
To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. squatted
  2. hunkered
  3. huddled
  4. crouched
Having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. round-backed
  2. round-shouldered
  3. stooped
  4. stooping
  5. crooked

Hunched Sentence Examples

  • His shoulders hunched protectively.

  • The large soldier made her feel tiny hunched next to the wall.

  • His eyes were closed, his body hunched and hands clenched together.

  • Darian was cowering at the gate-line, his wide shoulders hunched and his frame shaking.

  • On its long back sat Daniel, hunched forward, capless, his disheveled gray hair hanging over his flushed, perspiring face.

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