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

Certainly no wild horse had made the round imprints that led through the sagging door of that old building. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

The company was adding 18,000 square feet to 15 upper floors of the building, and the additional load caused two columns to bend, sagging the floors – some as much as 4 inches, Nathan Berman, founder and managing principal of MetroLoft, told CNN. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 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

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