WILTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

wilted

verb

past tense of wilt

as in drooped

to be limp from lack of water or vigor the plants wilted after I forgot to water them for three whole days

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as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor she had wilted a bit after walking around the hot and humid city

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as in dried

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness after six solid hours of painting, his energy was starting to wilt

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Recent Examples of wilted The temperature that day had reached 99 degrees and the city had wilted, but the downpour caused the mercury to plummet a good 10 degrees. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Unfortunately, daytime watering offers little to plants beyond minor temperature regulation and perhaps emergency rescue when especially wilted. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 Meanwhile, if the dark green tips or outer stems are wilted, simply remove them. — Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026 Some fighters like Jaime Munguia have wilted in this situation. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 If your plants are looking wilted or their pots are drying out super-fast, consider temporarily moving them to a lightly shaded section of your patio or garden until the heat wave passes. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 Cook for 5 minutes, add spinach, and cook until wilted. — Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 23 June 2026 Tomato plants and their relatives (peppers, eggplants, potatoes) are sensitive to juglone in the soil, which can cause yellow or wilted foliage, stunted growth, and plant death. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 The Algerian defense seemed beaten, broken and demoralized by Messi and his teammates and wilted by the heat in Kansas City. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

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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
But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag.

— Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026

Definition of drooped

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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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In a subsequent lecture, Halford noted that snake venom’s effect on the blood was like that of cholera, and modestly suggested that the venom of dead snakes, dried and carried aloft on the wind, might be the cause of that disease.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Staff then inserted live and dried insects into the box to teach the animals natural foraging behaviors.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of dried

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The Pharaohs did not shrink from the challenge laid out by the defending champions and hung right with them in the opening minutes until Ibrahim rose above the Argentine defense and put a header past Emiliano Martínez.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
After being interrogated, Hale was hanged at age 21, about two months after the Declaration of Independence.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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Some frogs may have been sleeping, weakened, injured, or otherwise compromised before being captured.

— Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
Most people who are exposed to Legionella bacteria don’t get sick at all, but vulnerable groups can include people who are over 50, who vape or smoke, or who have weakened immune systems or underlying health conditions like diabetes or lung disease.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of weakened

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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

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