Synonyms of drooping

drooping 1 of 3

adjective

as in bowing

bending downward or forward

faded, drooping banners lining the walls of the old gym

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bowing
• nodding
• weeping
• bowed
• falling
• sagging
• hanging
• dangling
• descending
• hung
• declined
• declining
• pendulous
• droopy
• floppy
• stooping
• inclining
• descendant
• sinking
• suspended
• limp
• pendent
• dipping
• slumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upright
• erect
• rigid
• stiff
• unbending
• inflexible
• elevated
• raised
• upraised

drooping

2 of 3

noun

as in flagging

Related Words

• flagging
• exhaustion
• limping
• atrophy
• regression
• relapse
• setback
• weakening
• deterioration
• decay
• degeneration
• decaying
• decline
• debilitation
• ebbing
• declension
• enfeeblement
• descent

Dissimilar Words

• improvement
• recovery
• rehabilitation
• revitalization
• strengthening
• rally
• recuperation
• comeback
• progress
• snapback
• rejuvenation
• invigoration
• rejuvenescence

drooping

3 of 3

verb

present participle of droop

1

as in hanging

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

the flowers drooped on their stalks in the blazing sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hanging
• sagging
• wilting
• falling
• flagging
• lolling
• slumping
• subsiding
• collapsing
• swagging
• slouching
• dropping
• sinking
• crumpling
• yielding
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffening
• distending
• rising
• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending

2

as in sagging

to lose bodily strength or vigor

as the afternoon wore on, we started to droop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sagging
• fading
• weakening
• going
• failing
• sinking
• decaying
• wilting
• lagging
• deteriorating
• withering
• languishing
• flagging
• wasting (away)
• emaciating
• rotting
• wearing out
• yielding
• breaking down
• degenerating
• running down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovering
• rallying
• recuperating
• gaining
• convalescing
• rebounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drooping

Noun

This helps support the weight of the lights and minimizes drooping. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

If the arteries are leading to the brain, symptoms may involve sudden numbness or weakness in the arms or legs, trouble speaking, slurred speech, sudden or temporary vision loss in one eye or facial drooping. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 May 2026

Engineers hired by the association reported concrete defects, a drooping balcony, loose fire sprinkler joints causing leaks, and corrosion and cracks in the seawall. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 1 May 2026

Right whales, with their characteristic drooping dorsal fin, are most often seen along the Eastern Seaboard, but over the past few years two of them were spotted in the Gulf, one with a calf. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026

If the plant’s leaves start turning yellow, drooping, or curling, that is an indication of overwatering. — Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026

Curling, drooping, or yellowing leaves can indicate overwatering, while drooping and wilting leaves indicate underwatering. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026

Low indoor humidity and sudden temperature changes can cause drooping stems. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026

The ship was said to have experienced weakening metal parts that eventually fully fractured from the waves; and intense pressure at the ship's midsection that caused drooping of the bow and stern all combined with severe weather, according to the Presque Isle County Historical Museum. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Verb

Look for wilting, drooping, discolored, or diseased leaves regularly to keep up the plant’s appearance. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

North says to keep the soil moist and watch for drooping leaves, which indicate your tree needs a drink. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026

Heavy-duty gloves, paired up on polished surfaces or drooping from metal racks, tend to stand in for hands. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

Now the girls, with their useless prop hats drooping sadly over their foreheads, are forced to watch strangers in even cuter outfits than theirs (according to Jen) doing body rolls all over the boys the main-villa girls have only just managed to wrangle into something like a relationship. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Amaranth is available in drooping varieties or upright flower forms, makes an excellent addition to a dahlia bouquet, and is large enough to hold its own in the dahlia bed. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026

Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026

Stamfordham, a military veteran with a thick drooping mustache and receding hairline, sat down at his desk in Windsor Castle on April 17 and penned a note to the War Office. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 June 2026