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Antonyms for pendent
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pen-duh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn dənt |
Definition of pendent
Origin :- c.1600 respelling of Middle English pendaunt "hanging, overhanging" (late 14c., from Old French pendant; see pendant) on model of its Latin original, pendentem.
- As in pendulous/pendent : adj hanging
- As in undecided : adj not sure, not definite
- As in unsettled : adj not decided, taken care of
- As in hanging : adj dangling
- As in pendulous : adj hanging
- As in pensile : adj hanging
- As in dangling : adj supported from above
- He grovelled on the divan heavy in thought and with pendent arms.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- Descending the pendent rope, Paul disappears in the darkness.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- His dress consists of a high-crowned hat, and a pendent frill.
- Extract from : « Rembrandt and His Works » by John Burnet
- The pendent ornament called a tassel is a diminutive of Mid.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Words (4th ed.) » by Ernest Weekley
- Mrs. Hooven had pendent earrings of imitation jet in her ears.
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
- A variety occurs with larger, more conical, and pendent pods.
- Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr
- Hahn's horse was standing there obediently with pendent reins anchoring it!
- Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
- They are erect, pendent, or spreading, according to their form or position.
- Extract from : « The Ocean World: » by Louis Figuier
- To this was sometimes suspended a pomander-box, tablets, or a pendent reliquary.
- Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,
- The pendent ornaments hung to the necklaces are very beautiful.
- Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,
Synonyms for pendent
- ambivalent
- beetling
- betwixt and between
- blowing hot and cold
- borderline
- clouded
- dangling
- dangly
- debatable
- dependent
- dithering
- doubtful
- drooping
- droopy
- dubious
- dubitable
- due
- equivocal
- fastened to
- hanging
- hemming and hawing
- hesitant
- iffy
- immature
- in arrears
- in the middle
- indecisive
- indefinite
- irresolute
- jutting
- moot
- of two minds
- on the fence
- open
- outstanding
- overdue
- overhanging
- owing
- payable
- pendant
- pendent
- pending
- pendulant
- pendulous
- pensile
- problematic
- projecting
- running hot and cold
- suspended
- swaying
- swinging
- tentative
- torn
- uncertain
- unclear
- uncommitted
- undecided
- undetermined
- unfinished
- unfixed
- unpaid
- unresolved
- unsettled
- unsure
- up for grabs
- up in the air
- vague
- waffling
- wavering
- wishy-washy
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