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wilting

ADJECTIVE

droopy

Synonyms

WEAK

bent drooping flabby floppy languid languorous lassitudinous pendulous sagging saggy slouchy stooped

Antonyms

WEAK

full inflated raised

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 wilted worn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean good neat nice respectable

WEAK

luxurious posh

ADJECTIVE

withering

Synonyms

STRONG

decaying drooping fading shrinking

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The world No. 1 was eliminated in the second round of the French Open after wilting in brutally hot Parisian conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

England must also be praised for not wilting where other England sides have before.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Baptiste, playing in the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time, started wilting under the barrage of Gauff's returns.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

It was wilting under the weather and the weight of a team from Iowa.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

A wilting arrangement of flowers rested on a low table in a white ceramic vase.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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