SAGGING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in bowing

bending downward or forward sagging branches that were weighted down with snow

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verb

present participle of sag

as in drooping

to be limp from lack of water or vigor the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat

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as in slipping

to decline gradually from a standard level sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months

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as in fading

to lose bodily strength or vigor after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag

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Loss of collagen can lead to wrinkles, sagging, and changes in skin texture. — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2026 Without comprehending what was happening, Kikuko looked up at the sagging skin of her father’s throat. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Now condemned and boarded up, cordoned off by sagging tape, dirty roll-up door set to adorn the front pages of tomorrow’s papers. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 By Malloy’s second year, annual pension expenses were almost 70% greater than pre-recession levels, further straining a budget that already had lost close to $2 billion in yearly revenue due to a sagging economy. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 From a federal court ruling to sagging math scores and shrinking enrollment, here’s a snapshot of the week’s top education news. — Star-Telegram Staff. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026 Pork Soda, in particular, foreshadowed the weight of nu-metal acts like Korn, who also deployed sagging bass in service of profoundly unsettling narratives. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 Her work often features naked women, sagging breasts, and hairy legs. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 In return, the thinking went, new residents could boost sagging local economies. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagging

Adjective

James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.

— Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021

Definition of nodding

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Do this for all faded, brown, or drooping blooms on the shrub.

— Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026
On June 15, Andy and Ruben’s mom, Chantal, returned home from walking the dog to find their son on the bathroom floor, shaking, with the left side of his face drooping.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of drooping

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The blockbuster pop release climbs on five of those six rankings, slipping only on the Official Albums Streaming tally.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
More drones and missiles are slipping through both sides’ fraying air defenses, meaning that the civilian death toll has increased, and more critical infrastructure is being damaged.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of slipping

Adjective

And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.

— David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.

— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021

Definition of weeping

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Those culminated in an 1880 anti-Chinese race riot that left resident Look Young dead by hanging, dozens of Chinese residents seriously injured, and most of their businesses burned and destroyed.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Its long, trailing vines can spill over a hanging basket or shelf or creep along a credenza.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hanging

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