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

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

Watergate, Vietnam, and stagflation sapped American confidence to a degree not seen since the Great Depression. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

But in the 21st century, as a megadrought sapped the basin and water users drained most of the water from storage. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2026

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