sagged

VERB

droop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cave in dip drop off fall off languish sink slide slip slump wilt

STRONG

bag bend bow bulge curve dangle decline drop fail fall flag flap flop hang lean settle swag

WEAK

fall away give way hang down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend grow increase rise strengthen

STRONG

accomplish achieve go up reach straighten succeed win

WEAK

draw up tighten

Example Sentences

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Upper rows sagged where damaged ones had lost their sand but the bluff was more intact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

This week, that mark had sagged to 40%, as shown in the chart below.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Contract signings sagged in the Northeast and Midwest, dropping a seasonally adjusted 8.3% and 3.3% from last January’s level.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

As the dollar sagged the Japanese yen rallied, touching 115 yen per dollar by year end.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

I sagged into the wheel and piled straw on my lap.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff