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

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 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 See All Example Sentences for droop

Recent Examples of Synonyms for droop

Noun

By preventing excess slack and eliminating interfering contours, the PBU minimizes collision risks across complex movement paths.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
Jala is a place to celebrate birthdays and date nights, a place where customers won’t catch sideways glances for opting to wear slacks or skirts.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of slack

Verb

If your couch cushions are sagging and the springs are worn, use this 62%-off sofa deal as an excuse to upgrade ahead of hosting season.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
Well-hydrated skin tends to look plumper and smoother, which makes fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging less noticeable.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sag

Verb

As his memories begin to fade, he's left in a panic, not wanting to lose everything.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
It was designed to give Hawthorne’s fading downtown a boost with three major department stores — JCPenney in addition to the Broadway and Montgomery Ward — as well as numerous shops and a movie theater.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of fade

Verb

Her drawings hung beside pieces by Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, and James Castle—canonical artists in the genre.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Above the staircase hangs a glimmering bronze-and-glass chandelier, a more conventional way of filling empty space on a superyacht—if conventional is the right word for a chandelier that weighs 350 kilograms.

— Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of hang

Verb

Even if Korea can maintain 2% economic growth over the next two decades, consumption growth gradually weakens and eventually turns negative, according to Goldman’s long-term modeling.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Riggs said the Teamsters’ safety argument is weakened by the inconsistent safety record of human truck drivers, who have fallen asleep at the wheel or driven while distracted or otherwise impaired.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaken

Verb

Inadequate planting holes or wrong-sized containers cause plants to wilt and may result in damaged foliage and reduced flowering.

— Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Last season’s experienced and highly touted offensive line wilted against the nation’s best.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of wilt

Verb

Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In fact, the breakeven rate of employment growth, or the number of net new jobs needed each month to keep the unemployment rate steady, actually went slightly negative during the summer and fall of 2025.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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