Droop Synonyms and Antonyms

dro͝op
To become limp, as from loss of freshness
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sag
  2. flag
  3. wilt
  4. hang
  5. sink
  6. languish
  7. hang down
  8. bend
  9. dangle
  10. decline
  11. diminish
  12. drop
  13. fade
  14. faint
  15. grow faint
  16. lower
  17. swag
  18. slouch
  19. slump
  20. stoop
  21. wither
To hang limply, loosely, and carelessly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. flop
  2. loll
  3. lop
  4. sag
  5. slouch
  6. wilt
Hang down; languish
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. loll
  2. lollop
Antonyms:
  1. inflate
  2. rise
A shape that sags
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sag

Words Related to Droop

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Droop Sentence Examples

  • She must have let her shoulders droop, or maybe it was her trembling body.

  • The less the pages droop, the better the binding.

  • Some flowers in the head stand up and some slightly droop.

  • You're missing the shifty eyes of the bluffer, the physical droop of someone's shoulders when they get a hand that isn't going to work out, and all those other little tell-tale characteristics you used to look for.

  • The leaves resemble those of G. argenteum, but are of deeper green, and droop elegantly at the extremities.

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