SLUMPING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in sinking

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slumping

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verb

present participle of slump

as in slouching

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as in skidding

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Adjective

The sinking exercise was designed to strengthen the two countries’ ability to carry out long-range maritime strikes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sinking

Verb

The boys with their pimply faces, kicking balls or slouching against redbrick walls, their hands thrust deep into their pockets.

— Oscar Schwartz, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
And the speakers aren't slouching either—they're boosted with Bose's own sound technology.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of slouching

Verb

The video shows a driver's dashboard camera footage of a Seawind 3000 aircraft swooping onto the highway, with the pilot manuevering to avoid vehicles and skidding on its hull to a stop.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The car ended up on its side after skidding back into the road.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of skidding

Adjective

To experience a thicker, chewier noodle, order the tsukemen (dipping-style ramen) with a broth, as dense as gravy, fusing the essences of pork, chicken and fish.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Available in 5-piece, 8-piece, 15-piece and 30-piece order sizes, the nuggets come in mini-buckets along with Jollibee’s signature gravy or one of five dipping sauces.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of dipping

Verb

Aside from obvious fixes like leaking ceilings and sagging floors, the layout, which was chopped up into a warren of tight quarters, needed a full gut to allow the space to breathe and gain more light.

— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
The formula also has jojoba-seed extract, which is rich in vitamins to help soothe and tone, as well as turmeric root extract, which works to combat redness and discoloration that can come along with sagging.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sagging

Verb

Despite age clearly catching up with him, Ronaldo continued starting despite his impact waning and fans began to grow frustrated.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
On the computer screens, the sun’s disk looks like a deep orange crescent that is slowly waning.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of waning

Verb

With drooping eyebrows, Hollywell bids farewell and invites me to hang out again tomorrow.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
The video shows a city officer responding to a chaotic scene where Belgal — sitting on the ground with his hands behind his back and head drooping to one side — was surrounded by several officials.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drooping

Verb

Florida was struggling under interim coach Billy Gonzales, a longtime Meyer assistant, and the Gators failed to carry any emotion into a 31-11 loss as the Vols’ ended two-decade drought in Swamp.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
The outlet suggested Lively and Reynolds were putting on a brave face for the cameras but struggling behind-the-scenes.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026

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