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

But eventually, cheap off-brand department store bicycles sapped Huffy sales, and in 2004 the company filed for bankruptcy. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Although the World cup probably boosted overall economic activity in the host cities, the games coincided with the Iran war, which raised consumer prices and sapped some demand, noted Joe Brusuelas, chief US economist for RBS. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Still, as the game wore on to the waning moments, both teams were visibly sapped of energy and moving at a slower pace, including Haaland, who faded late in the game, was subbed out at the 105-minute mark and replaced by Jorgen Strand Larsen. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026

For many Americans, however, no deal will be enough to replace what the war has already sapped from their wallets. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Rising gas prices from the war in Iran have sapped potential investment money from American pocketbooks. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026

But years of water use that outpaced the Colorado River’s shrinking flows have, over the past two decades, sapped the reservoir’s water stores and created an existential crisis for water managers across the basin, home to 40 million people. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

The energy that normally accompanies a race has been sapped. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 23 May 2026