DROOP Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of droop

as in slack

the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop

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droop

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verb

ˈdrüp

as in to sag

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

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as in to fade

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

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Recent Examples of droop

Noun

Tulips need moist soil but flowers droop and bulbs easily rot if overwatered. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 18 Feb. 2026 Let the top inch of soil dry out before you water parsley plants, but do so before the stems start to droop. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026

Verb

The two most common causes are ptosis, which is a drooping eyelid caused by weakness of the muscle that lifts the eyelid, and dermatochalasis, which is excess eyelid skin. — Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 As Lyme disease progresses, a patient can get severe headaches; Bell’s Palsy, involving loss of muscle tone or droop in one or both sides of the face; severe arthritis; heart palpitations; and episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath. — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for droop

Recent Examples of Synonyms for droop

Noun

His assistant coaches, mostly a group of his former Granada Hills players, have to pick up the slack sometimes with the subsequent practices early in the following week.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Modern management has spent 50 years waging a largely successful war on slack.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of slack

Verb

Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
The evacuation came after unpermitted construction work in the garage caused ceilings to sag and exposed rebar.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sag

Verb

Similar bouts of traders closing short positions in early June and early July initially pushed prices higher before the gains eventually faded.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Isabelle Huppert and Virginie Efira led Farhadi’s French-language Parallel Tales, a film about Sylvie (Huppert), a fading novelist in search of inspiration for her next book, who starts spying on her neighbors across the street.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of fade

Verb

That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it wasn’t done punishing the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts.

— Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaken

Verb

Harvesting early is especially important for leafy greens, which quickly wilt in the afternoon sun and may not last for very long in the fridge.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Other key signs include dead grass, wilting plants, or root damage near the mounds, as the tunneling can negatively impact your yard and garden.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of wilt

Verb

But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
The search is underway for a person who went missing while jet skiing off the Long Beach coast on Sunday night.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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