SAGGED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

sagged

verb

past tense of sag

as in drooped

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 slipped

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

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as in weakened

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

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Recent Examples of sagged In the grayness that should have been sunrise that morning, dark clouds sagged baggily over the very treetops, bulging as if ready to split under their liquid weight. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Somehow, however, that team, which sagged to 0-7, won five of its last nine games and finished 5-11. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 The BoMar Club has received just under thirty thousand dollars from the opioid settlement, to fix its roof and bolster outreach efforts, and Coleman was petitioning the commission for more money to redo the floor, which sagged under our feet. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 But as of last year, its sales tax revenues had sagged by almost 90% in a quarter-century. — Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Still, the president's approval rating has sagged as the Iran war continues and affordability remains top of mind for many voters. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Without the regular hydration-and-curl sessions, my hair sagged. — Jenny Hughes, Parents, 25 Aug. 2026 The alarm cut off, and the blond sagged against the open door. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

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In a certain weird way, that play became a turning point in a 27-19 win for the Chiefs because Stroud was visibly shaken and the Texans drooped from there.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

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Amanda Peet did all of that too, starting in her late 30s because of dense breast tissue and prior benign lumps, and her stage 1 invasive lobular carcinoma still slipped past her first scan.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
These were aspirationally scheduled for no earlier than mid and late October, respectively, but have now apparently slipped to mid-to-late November (though there has been no public confirmation of any firm target date).

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slipped

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There was only room to stand on the platform, and Del hadn’t hung it quite level.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
By the time the panic ended, 152 people had been formally accused, 19 had been hanged, and one man, Giles Corey, had been pressed to death with stones for refusing to stand trial.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hung

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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Now the prevalence of malaria is around 7%, and deaths of children under five decreased by 78%.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The definitive study of feedback, Avraham Kluger and Angelo DeNisi’s meta-analysis of 23,663 observations, found that over a third of feedback interventions decreased performance.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of decreased

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Bridget Carleton blocked a shot by Copper and grabbed the rebound with 12 seconds to go, then sank two free throws for a four-point lead after Copper fouled her.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
On their first two trips to the property, the enormity of the task at hand—and their utter naiveté in taking it on—sank in.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026

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