Synonyms of sagging

sagging 1 of 2

adjective

as in bowing

bending downward or forward

sagging branches that were weighted down with snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

sagging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sag

1

as in drooping

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in slipping

to decline gradually from a standard level

sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slipping
• slumping
• falling
• weakening
• diminishing
• decreasing
• dropping
• shrinking
• slackening
• flagging
• sinking
• lowering
• dwindling
• slowing (down)
• waning
• receding
• dying (down)
• contracting
• ebbing
• lessening
• subsiding
• tapering
• moderating
• tapering off
• relenting
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• soaring
• shooting (up)
• swelling
• mounting
• expanding
• enlarging
• escalating
• multiplying
• burgeoning
• proliferating
• waxing
• rocketing
• mushrooming
• surging
• peaking
• ballooning
• snowballing
• cresting

3

as in fading

to lose bodily strength or vigor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sagging

Verb

To fully stabilize the building, engineers may need to extend shoring 20 floors down to the foundation, and the sagging floors above. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Peptides and retinol help support collagen production, as well as smooth crow’s-feet and firm sagging skin. — Daley Quinn, Glamour, 9 July 2026

Officials found two columns had buckled on the 21st and 22nd floors and floors were sagging between the 21st and 26th floors. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026

On Tuesday morning, the FDNY received reports of bricks falling from the building; inspectors found two support columns buckling on the 21st floor and floors sagging up through the 26th. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 July 2026

About 400 children were evacuated from a nearby school as firefighters discovered buckled columns and sagging floors between the 21st and 26th stories of the 38-story tower, prompting a major safety response. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

An InStyle writer recommends the RoC Derm Correxion Retinol Firming Serum Stick for her grandma’s sagging turkey neck. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 1 July 2026

This simple addition helps prevent the strands from shifting or sagging unexpectedly. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

Most Americans aren’t buying the company’s products, and its stock price is sagging. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026