SAGGED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

sagged

verb

past tense of sag

as in drooped

to be limp from lack of water or vigor the plant's leaves were sagging feebly in the intense heat

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as in slipped

to decline gradually from a standard level sales figures have sagged slightly over the past six months

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as in weakened

to lose bodily strength or vigor after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag

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Recent Examples of sagged Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 The project is located not far from the former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street, where structural columns buckled and floors sagged on July 7 during its conversion into roughly 1,600 apartments. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Over the past month the company’s share price has sagged by 10% with most investment banks tipping a continuation of the decline. — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Though the country’s exports have been churning along at an extraordinary pace — China shipped a record $412 billion of goods last month — domestic consumption has sagged, leading some analysts to warn of a potential deflationary spiral. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 His first shot was an off-the-dribble 3, a nudge toward the defender that sagged off of him for a moment. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 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, 8 July 2026 The bull sagged at the front quarters, then began a desperate, blundering run. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

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The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
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

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Planned production was delayed by more than two years, while initial operational capability has slipped by roughly three and a half years to the third quarter of fiscal year 2030.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Finally, Brent Brennan’s first year at Arizona in 2024 went so badly (the Wildcats slipped from 10-3 to 4-8) there were rumors he might get fired before Year 2.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of slipped

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Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The living room’s vintage Fortuny drapes are the exception that proves the rule, spotted by Higgins in a Newport consignment shop mid-vacation and hung exactly as found.

— Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of hung

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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Their content together, appearances, red carpet moments, casual clips of them out in Los Angeles, has kept fans invested in their story past the finale, extending the shelf life of a couple that could otherwise have faded once the season ended.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The next major episode of persistent trade imbalances was the rare case in which the imbalances faded away without causing major disruption.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of faded

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Bridget Carleton blocked a shot by Copper and grabbed the rebound with 12 seconds to go, then sank two free throws for a four-point lead after Copper fouled her.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
On their first two trips to the property, the enormity of the task at hand—and their utter naiveté in taking it on—sank in.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026

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