DROOPED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

drooped

verb

past tense of droop

as in hung

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 faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop

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Recent Examples of drooped 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, 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, 16 July 2026 The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026 But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag. — Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026 Two boys saw the balloons had drooped to the ground. — Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 Heads drooped and limbs felt sluggish on the sideline, Jones recounted, as the Broncos fell into a 19-0 deficit through three quarters against the Giants. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025

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In Florida, Republicans hung onto control in what has been a GOP bastion for much of the past two decades.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Leo has been hung outside his house, with Clive and a group of men looking on.

— Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

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The sinking will give new life to a vessel whose once-striking black-and-red exterior paint has been faded by the sun as rust spots pockmark a hull that ferried American luminaries and European royals across the Atlantic Ocean.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices consistently above $100 a barrel in recent months, and hopes have faded that a deal could lead to a reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz.

— Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of faded

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The Times also found that the towers had no visible shear walls, and that the uniform orientation of their columns weakened these high-rises against seismic forces.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Once a symbol of superlative government competence, the nation’s weakened federal space agency has largely outsourced its extraterrestrial ambitions to the private sector.

— Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of weakened

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Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell

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Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
The Dons went ahead 21-20 on Sierra Aswad’s back-to-back aces in set three.

— Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of went

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By midnight, the Anglo-French assault had stopped; not because their soldiers wilted, but because the governments commanding them had been forced to capitulate under pressure from Washington.

— David Averre, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026
Add broccoli rabe and cook, stirring occasionally, until very tender and wilted, about 5 minutes.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of wilted

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After Pittsburgh failed to score during nearly 4½ straight minutes of power-play time early in the second, Gauthier beat Silovs with a beautiful no-look shot for his first goal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
The administration says longstanding federal policy of getting people into permanent housing first, then offering voluntary treatment, has failed, and is to blame for the pandemic spike in homelessness.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

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