Synonyms of flagging

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adjective

1

as in sagging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sagging
• wilting
• drooping
• dangling
• lolling
• suspended
• hanging
• pendant
• dependent
• pendent
• pendulous

2

as in weary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weary
• tired
• drained
• exhausted
• damaged
• impaired
• hurt
• injured
• rocky
• lame
• groggy
• woozy
• worn-out
• dizzy
• vulnerable
• yielding
• susceptible
• fragile
• unsteady
• unsound
• harmed
• flimsy
• breakable
• impotent
• disabled
• powerless
• challenged
• decrepit
• resistless
• unresistant
• feeble
• faint
• weak
• invalid
• weakened
• paralyzed
• wasted
• broken-down
• incapacitated
• softened
• sapped
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• slight
• prostrate
• languid
• infirm
• wimpy
• down-and-out
• asthenic
• low
• frail
• tender
• effete
• unsubstantial
• enervated
• delicate
• soft
• wimpish
• prostrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strong
• powerful
• mighty
• stalwart
• muscular
• athletic
• stout
• fit
• rugged
• virile
• hard
• robust
• tough
• beefy
• brawny
• sinewy
• hardy
• husky
• sturdy
• vigorous
• strengthened
• lusty
• able-bodied
• hardened
• energetic
• strapping
• capable
• fortified
• sound
• healthy
• competent
• energized
• recovering
• hale
• red-blooded
• toughened
• invigorated
• inured
• vitalized
• recuperating
• convalescing

flagging

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noun

as in exhaustion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

flagging

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verb (1)

present participle of flag

1

as in drooping

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

flowers flagging in the summer heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in weakening

to lose bodily strength or vigor

we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

flagging

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verb (2)

present participle of flag

as in waving

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

flagged the cars into the other parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waving
• motioning
• signalling
• signaling
• gesturing
• beckoning
• telling
• informing
• nodding
• signing
• advising
• gesticulating
• relating
• signalizing
• flourishing
• miming
• pantomiming
• shrugging
• acquainting