Synonyms of sapped

sapped 1 of 2

adjective

as in weak

lacking bodily strength

I was completely sapped after the first day of hauling logs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

sapped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of sap

as in weakened

to diminish the physical strength of

weeks of hard work had sapped her and left her exhausted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakened
• softened
• exhausted
• wasted
• tired
• hurt
• injured
• enfeebled
• damaged
• depleted
• paralyzed
• debilitated
• enervated
• crippled
• impaired
• prostrated
• depressed
• devitalized
• etiolated
• incapacitated
• disabled
• hamstrung
• harmed
• impoverished
• laid up
• washed out
• ground (down)
• invalided
• wore out
• wore down
• unmanned
• broke down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• fortified
• recruited
• energized
• invigorated
• hardened
• rejuvenated
• beefed (up)
• vitalized
• seasoned
• toughened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sapped

Verb

The savage purge since June of high-momentum stocks – dominated by AI hardware and related industrials – has sapped the bullish aggression of traders, helping to reset tactical sentiment toward a more neutral level. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The source of Stevie’s anger lay in the drug’s having sapped her ability to live and work with the zeal and ambition that had defined her life and career up until then. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

The slump has sapped the power that has defined his offensive game, with no extra-base hits and just one RBI during that span. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

After more than 26 years of drought and climate change sapped the river's supply, the nation's two largest reservoirs — Lake Powell and Lake Mead — are at record lows. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Hurricanes that pass over patches of cooler water, however, are sapped of their energy and diminish. — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

And in the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

The deaths of her husband the previous year and her closest friend more recently had sapped her spirits. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

That momentum was sapped when center fielder Cole Carrigg made a diving catch to rob Eldridge of a hit, then doubled off Devers at second. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026