droop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DROOP

to be limp from lack of water or vigor <the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun>

Synonyms flag, hang, loll, sag, swag, wilt

Related Words slouch, slump; cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yield

Near Antonyms distend, stiffen; rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl

to lose bodily strength or vigor <as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop>

Synonyms decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, waste (away), wilt, wither

Related Words break down, wear out; yield; degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down

Near Antonyms convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate; gain

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