slumped

verb

past tense of slump
1
as in slouched

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2
as in skidded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumped
  1. slouched
  2. skidded
  3. sagged
  4. waned
  5. drooped
  6. struggled
  7. slipped
  8. floundered
Verb
  • Jarvaise, wearing black shades, his shoulder-length hair combed back, sits slouched at the lower center of Taylor’s glowing, yellow canvas.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • Sam slouched on the horse and looked long out upon this scene with his hollow eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of slouched
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  • The Mando movie took a 69% drop at the domestic box office in its second weekend, while Masters of the Universe skidded 71% in its second frame.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Paul, wild with concern, leaped from his mount and skidded down the bank.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Definition of skidded
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  • But on Tuesday, structural columns buckled and floors sagged, prompting the evacuation of that building and several others nearby, according to New York City officials.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Crews worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after some of its columns buckled and floors sagged, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of sagged
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  • Although the insurgency was crushed and support for Khalistan waned within Punjab, the Indian government continues to view separatist sentiment as a national security concern.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Their population in Florida Bay has waxed and waned along with Everglades restoration efforts.
    — Alex Harris July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of waned
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  • The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of drooped
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  • Turkey struggled against the USMNT’s corners throughout the game, with multiple chances created from outswinging corners towards the penalty spot.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The visit comes as Garrity trails Shapiro by roughly 20 points, raising questions about how much political influence DeSantis carries in a battleground state where his 2024 presidential campaign struggled to break through.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • The stock has fallen about 20% in July and briefly slipped below its $135 IPO price on Wednesday for the first time.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • And little by little, Venezuela slipped off the front pages — even though, for millions of people, the work of rebuilding is just getting started.
    — Cristina Guevara, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of slipped
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  • But Klug wasn’t sure any individual Democrat could outrun the negative perception that pervades a state where the party has floundered of late.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • That decline has done little to boost a Labour government that has floundered since winning election in July 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Definition of floundered
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