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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Their first two LPs sagged on the Billboard 200, but the third, in 1975, did well, boosted by the hit “It Only Takes a Minute.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

That return sagged partly because Harvard missed out on blockbuster venture-capital returns in 2021, after putting less money into those long-term investments than many of its peers between 2009 and 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

An index tracking contract signings to buy a home, which lead home closings by a month or two, sagged to a reading of 70.9 nationally in January, the trade group said.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Elliot stared at me a second and then sagged.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin