Pendulous synonyms

pĕn'jə-ləs, pĕn'dyə-, -də-

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swaying
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dangling
Of or being a modifier, especially a participle or participial phrase, that grammatically modifies the subject of its sentence but semantically modifies another element of the sentence or an unstated referent, as approaching Dallas in the sentence Approaching Dallas, the skyline came into view.
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swinging
That swings
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hanging (related)
Disposed to inflict severe sentences, such as death by hanging:
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droopy
(Informal) Tired or dejected
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pendent
Projecting; overhanging.
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suspended
Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed.
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tentative
Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional:
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dangly
Dangling; tending to dangle.
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pensile
Having or building a hanging nest
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halting
Limping; lame.
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hesitant
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
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indecisive
(Of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
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irresolute
Unsure of how to act or proceed; undecided.
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timid
Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
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vacillant
Vacillating; wavering
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vacillatory
Inclined to waver; irresolute.
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hang (related)
Hung or appearing to be hung from a support
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decide (related)
Given to or exhibiting hesitation
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cernuous
(Botany) Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; said of a bud, flower, or fruit, or the capsule of a moss.
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drooping
That droops or droop.
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nodding
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
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weeping
Having graceful, drooping branches
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branchlets (related)
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bulbous (related)
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feathery (related)
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cup-shaped (related)
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bell-shaped (related)
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straggly (related)
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whorled (related)
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leaf-like (related)
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tuft (related)
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glabrous (related)
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droop (related)
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Pendulous Sentence Examples

  • Basset hounds are long and crooked-legged dogs, with pendulous ears.

  • The flowers are borne in long pendulous racemes, and the two wings of the fruit are ascending.

  • They are shrubs or low trees with evergreen or nearly evergreen opposite entire leaves, and dense clusters of small, white, tubular four-parted flowers, enclosing two stamens and succeeded by small, globular, usually black berries, each with a single pendulous seed.

  • Mastiffs are powerful, heavily built dogs, with short muzzles, frequently protruding lower jaws, skulls raised above the eyes, ears erect or pendulous, pendulous upper lips, short coats and thin tails.

  • The Nepal goat appears to be a variety of the Nubian breed, having the same arched facial line, pendulous ears and long legs.

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