Droop synonyms
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To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
To go down slowly; fall or descend gradually
hang down
To exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions:
hang (related)
To incline; lean
lean (related)
To bend or slant away from the vertical.
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To turn from a straight line
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
To move down with a current of water or air
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To fall into a faint; swoon
grow faint
Lower means to bring down, lessen or reduce.
To fall, sink, or collapse, esp. suddenly or heavily
To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
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To become limp, as from heat or lack of water; wither; droop
To wither is to shrivel up, to become dry, or to weaken and droop.
inflate (antonym)
To represent as greater or more important than is in fact the case:
rise (antonym)
Rise is defined as to wake up, stand up, go to a higher place or increase in amount.
To drop or lay (something) down heavily and noisily:
To hang or let hang loosely; droop.
better (related)
To a greater extent or degree:
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(Australia) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]
lollop
To move in a clumsy or relaxed way, bobbing up and down or from side to side
pendulous (related)
quiver (related)
flutter (related)
prickle (related)
feathery (related)
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uncurl (related)
twitch (related)
shrivel (related)
bulbous (related)
Find another word for droop. In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for droop, like: loll, sag, sink, hang down, languish, hang, lean, weaken, bend, dangle and decline.