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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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

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Food-company stocks sagged Tuesday as the San Francisco city attorney filed a lawsuit against some of the nation’s biggest food manufacturers, accusing them of knowingly making and marketing harmful foods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The back side of the car sagged but everything fit.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia