prone[adjective]Synonyms:- liable, apt, bent, disposed, given, inclined, likely, predisposed, subject, susceptible, tending
- face down, flat, horizontal, prostrate, recumbent
Antonyms: erect
Contrasted words: arrect, raised, stand-up, straight-up, upright, upstanding
Related Words: resupine,
supine,
level [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
prone /prəʊn $ proʊn/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: pronus]
1. likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful
prone to
Some plants are very prone to disease.prone to do something Kids are all prone to eat junk food.accident-prone/injury-prone etc He’s always been accident-prone.2. formal lying down with the front of your body facing down
Synonym : prostrate:
His eyes shifted to the prone body on the floor.—proneness noun [uncountable]—prone adverb:
Jack lay prone on his bed. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲