as in weak
lacking bodily strength
I was completely sapped after the first day of hauling logs
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
weeks of hard work had sapped her and left her exhausted
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Recent Examples of sapped
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Many introverts push through exhaustion, continuing to socialize while feeling sapped.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Ohtani’s constant walking and movement sapped his energy.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Gold slid below $4,000 an ounce, extending losses from the worst rout in over a decade as progress on a US-China trade deal sapped haven demand.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The worry among producers is that the drama from the contest was becoming sapped because the winner was easily telegraphed before the challenge would even begin.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Critics argued that warm inflation would have effectively burned itself out, prematurely churning out interacting particles that would have sapped its potential energy.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Interacting with employees who don’t seem frazzled, and beaten down, and sapped of their will to live—people respond positively to that.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Gertrude watched her brother alienate his friends, sapped of mental energy, and increasingly cantankerous.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Congressional Budget Office estimates released Wednesday projected that the shutdown has permanently sapped at least $7 billion in output from the economy.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Many introverts push through exhaustion, continuing to socialize while feeling sapped.
—Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Ohtani’s constant walking and movement sapped his energy.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Gold slid below $4,000 an ounce, extending losses from the worst rout in over a decade as progress on a US-China trade deal sapped haven demand.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The worry among producers is that the drama from the contest was becoming sapped because the winner was easily telegraphed before the challenge would even begin.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Critics argued that warm inflation would have effectively burned itself out, prematurely churning out interacting particles that would have sapped its potential energy.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Interacting with employees who don’t seem frazzled, and beaten down, and sapped of their will to live—people respond positively to that.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Gertrude watched her brother alienate his friends, sapped of mental energy, and increasingly cantankerous.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sapped
Adjective
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Western countries could exploit weak points in supply chains for many of Russia's advanced fighter jets, including by tightening up sanctions as Ukraine strikes Russia's industrial facilities, according to a new report.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Respiratory difficulty, constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids and a weak and altered cry are among the symptoms of infant botulism.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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With some estimates putting wave heights as much as 35 feet, weakened hatch covers would have been vulnerable to such waves.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The years of horrific violence have weakened Sudan, plunging its institutions into chaos and making its population more vulnerable and poorer.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And honestly, what could be more feeble?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their calculations show that a feeble interaction between the inflaton field and elementary particles called gluons would be sufficient to warm up inflation.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add bell pepper, onion, scallions; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes.—
Amanda Stanfield,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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But that’s also true of every Democrat who won on Tuesday — including Mamdani himself, who has softened some of his stances on policing including past calls to defund the NYPD and build no new jails.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday after a 2-8 start to the 2025 NFL season and a string of fourth-quarter collapses that left ownership exhausted and fans demanding change.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The team concentrated on stars that had recently entered the post-main sequence phase, having exhausted their hydrogen, and identified just 130 planets and planet candidates orbiting nearby – 33 of which had not been detected before.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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While Skenes' early years are apparently being wasted in a Pittsburgh organization that refuses to spend money to create a playoff-contending roster around him, the Pirates could build from within to create a strong team a few years down the road by stockpiling top prospects, Rymer argued.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The offense underachieved in 2025 and wasted a strong season from the starting rotation.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Sapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapped. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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