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sag

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sag

1 to be limp from lack of water or vigor

  • the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat
Synonyms of sag

droop, flag, hang, loll, swag, wilt
Words Related to sag

slouch, slump

cave (in), collapse, crumple, drop, fall, sink, subside, yield
Near Antonyms of sag

distend, stiffen

rise, straighten, unbend, uncurl

2 to decline gradually from a standard level

  • sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months
Synonyms of sag

slip
Words Related to sag

drop, fall, slump

flag, sink, slacken, slow (down), weaken

abate, contract, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane
Near Antonyms of sag

rocket, shoot (up), soar

balloon, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax

crest, peak, surge

3 to lose bodily strength or vigor

  • after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag
Synonyms of sag

decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither
Words Related to sag

break down, wear out

yield

degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down
Near Antonyms of sag

convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate

gain

sag

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sag

the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line

  • if there's too much sag in the rod, the curtains will drag on the floor
Synonyms of sag

droop, hang, slack, slackness
Words Related to sag

floppiness, laxity, laxness, limpness, looseness
Near Antonyms of sag

rigidity, rigidness, tautness, tenseness, tension, tightness

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