Antonyms of adj cernuous
1 sense of cernuous
Sense 1
cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping -- (having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers")
INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright -- (upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright")
Similarity of adj cernuous
1 sense of cernuous
Sense 1
cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping -- (having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers")
=> unerect (vs. erect) -- (not upright in position or posture)