Synonyms of sapping

sapping 1 of 2

adjective

as in draining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draining
• weakening
• debilitating
• deadening
• exhausting
• enervating
• pernicious
• injurious
• numbing
• deleterious
• enfeebling
• wearying
• unhealthful
• unwholesome
• unhealthy
• noxious
• insalubrious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vital
• stimulating
• reviving
• refreshing
• bracing
• tonic
• restorative
• cordial
• stimulative
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• invigorating
• strengthening
• life-giving
• conditioning

sapping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of sap

as in weakening

to diminish the physical strength of

weeks of hard work had sapped her and left her exhausted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakening
• softening
• wasting
• exhausting
• tiring
• injuring
• hurting
• debilitating
• enervating
• damaging
• paralyzing
• depleting
• enfeebling
• crippling
• impairing
• devitalizing
• disabling
• depressing
• prostrating
• harming
• incapacitating
• etiolating
• impoverishing
• hamstringing
• grinding (down)
• wearing out
• laying up
• unmanning
• washing out
• invaliding
• wearing down
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• fortifying
• recruiting
• energizing
• invigorating
• hardening
• rejuvenating
• beefing (up)
• vitalizing
• seasoning
• toughening