SAPPED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in weak

lacking bodily strength I was completely sapped after the first day of hauling logs

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verb

past tense of sap

as in weakened

to diminish the physical strength of weeks of hard work had sapped her and left her exhausted

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But eventually, cheap off-brand department store bicycles sapped Huffy sales, and in 2004 the company filed for bankruptcy. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Although the World cup probably boosted overall economic activity in the host cities, the games coincided with the Iran war, which raised consumer prices and sapped some demand, noted Joe Brusuelas, chief US economist for RBS. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Still, as the game wore on to the waning moments, both teams were visibly sapped of energy and moving at a slower pace, including Haaland, who faded late in the game, was subbed out at the 105-minute mark and replaced by Jorgen Strand Larsen. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026 For many Americans, however, no deal will be enough to replace what the war has already sapped from their wallets. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 July 2026 Rising gas prices from the war in Iran have sapped potential investment money from American pocketbooks. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026 But years of water use that outpaced the Colorado River’s shrinking flows have, over the past two decades, sapped the reservoir’s water stores and created an existential crisis for water managers across the basin, home to 40 million people. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 The energy that normally accompanies a race has been sapped. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 May 2026

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Adjective

Similar to Spokane, the windiest periods will be during the daytime from Friday through Sunday, with weaker winds each night.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
The next step came in 2009, when mathematicians Jordan Ellenberg, Akshay Venkatesh and Craig Westerland posted a preprint paper that claimed to prove a weaker version of the conjecture for every prime.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of weak

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Burger’s appointment, therefore, was concerning to criminal defense attorneys and civil rights activists, who feared that the Warren Court’s landmark decisions would be weakened or overturned.

— Quinn Yeargain, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Business in the greater Tokyo area was almost back to normal Wednesday after a tropical storm weakened to a depression and left Japan, with transportation operating normally and power restored to most homes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of weakened

Verb

If the Phillies had any doubts about their unconventional deadline strategy, Arraez wasted little time easing them.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
But to keep his business afloat, Drossos is meticulous about stocking meat items that won’t be wasted and partners with local growers to carry specialty Mexican herbs without cutting a profit to a middleman.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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