Synonyms of droopy

droopy

adjective

ˈdrü-pē 

1

as in bowing

bending downward or forward

the droopy heads of tired fans riding home on the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in floppy

not stiff in structure

a droopy stalk of celery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floppy
• limp
• flaccid
• soft
• lank
• flabby
• yielding
• relaxed
• delicate
• loose
• mushy
• squashy
• squishy
• flimsy
• elastic
• flexible
• insubstantial
• stretchy
• resilient
• springy
• supple
• pliant
• lax
• semisoft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiff
• rigid
• sturdy
• strong
• resilient
• tense
• inflexible
• solid
• sound
• hard
• firm
• brittle
• substantial
• crisp
• dense
• indurated
• compact

3

as in depressed

feeling unhappiness

looking droopy and miserable while standing in the pouring rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depressed
• sad
• unhappy
• miserable
• heartbroken
• bad
• melancholy
• sorry
• upset
• worried
• mournful
• hopeless
• sorrowful
• woebegone
• downcast
• dejected
• disappointed
• forlorn
• troubled
• uneasy
• gloomy
• blue
• doleful
• hangdog
• disconsolate
• glum
• joyless
• crestfallen
• melancholic
• despondent
• distressed
• heartsick
• woeful
• wretched
• inconsolable
• depressing
• brokenhearted
• suicidal
• saddened
• down
• low
• low-spirited
• downhearted
• down in the mouth
• discouraged
• heavyhearted
• heartsore
• tearful
• dispirited
• cast down
• aggrieved
• despairing
• sunk
• weeping
• grieving
• somber
• bleak
• lugubrious
• grey
• unquiet
• sullen
• gray
• morbid
• morose
• lachrymose
• anguished
• regretful
• disheartened
• desolate
• plaintive
• dolorous
• dark
• sombre
• cheerless
• wailing
• black
• dismal
• rueful
• saturnine
• dreary
• agonized
• darkening
• comfortless
• funereal
• elegiac
• murky
• drear
• elegiacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheerful
• happy
• cheery
• joyful
• glad
• joyous
• buoyant
• sunny
• exuberant
• blissful
• jubilant
• upbeat
• gleeful
• buoyed
• delighted
• ecstatic
• chipper
• merry
• jolly
• rapturous
• euphoric
• jovial
• exultant
• enraptured
• rhapsodic
• optimistic
• excited
• mirthful
• rosy
• hopeful
• jocular
• blithe
• jocose
• jocund
• perky
• sanguine
• energetic
• rhapsodical
• gladsome
• elated
• exhilarated
• smiling
• gladdened
• lively
• overjoyed
• spirited
• vivacious
• vital
• animated
• springy
• entranced
• content
• jaunty
• bouncing
• sprightly
• frisky
• blithesome
• satisfied
• laughing
• peppy
• lightsome
• encouraged
• pleased
• zippy
• careless
• thrilled
• unconcerned
• grinning
• carefree
• gratified
• easygoing
• cavalier
• lighthearted
• insouciant
• beaming
• boon
• heartened
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

Examples of droopy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Black and white slides of a droopy Nantucket Sea Monster and racist brand mascots followed. —Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

Faces may appear droopy, discolored or oddly textured, and specific features may seem to have moved to different parts of the face. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024

My eyelids are droopy, leading to significant pressure, blurry vision, and dizziness. —Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024

There were bags under her eyes and her antennae looked droopy. —Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024