wilted

ADJECTIVE

bent

Synonyms

STRONG

angled arced arched bowed contorted crooked drooping hooked humped hunched inclined limp looped round rounded slumped stooped twined twisted warped

WEAK

arciform curvilinear doubled over droopy sinuous slouchy

Antonyms

STRONG

straight

ADJECTIVE

seedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crummy decaying decrepit dingy grubby scruffy shabby sleazy squalid tacky

WEAK

ailing beat-up bedraggled dog-eared down-at-the-heel drooping droopy faded flagging frowzy gone to seed in a bad way mangy messy neglected old overgrown poor poorly ragged ratty sagging sickly slovenly tattered threadbare tired torn unkempt untidy unwell used-up wilting worn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean good neat nice respectable

WEAK

luxurious posh

ADJECTIVE

shrunken

Synonyms

STRONG

contracted diminished dry dwindled shriveled withered wrinkled

ADJECTIVE

withered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decayed drooping parched wrinkled

STRONG

faded shrunken

WEAK

dried-up

Antonyms

WEAK

blooming fresh growing

ADJECTIVE

wizened

Synonyms

WEAK

diminished gnarled lean macerated mummified old reduced shrunk shrunken withered worn wrinkled

Antonyms

WEAK

moist smooth unwrinkled

Example Sentences

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Tabilo wilted in the third and was broken three times as his hopes of a first major quarter-final spot were ended.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But on Thursday, Philippe-Chatrier Court transformed into a giant baguette oven and Sinner wilted beyond recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

She wilted under the pressure during her individual event and left the ice in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Slot blamed fatigue for the way his side wilted in the final 10 minutes after hauling themselves back level from 2-0 down.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The sight of the plate of food, wilted and solitary, made the suppressed tears well up in her eyes.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

wilted

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