sagging

ADJECTIVE

baggy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

billowing floppy oversize roomy

WEAK

bulging droopy flabby ill-fitting loose slack unshapely

Antonyms

WEAK

firm fitting tight

ADJECTIVE

concave

Synonyms

WEAK

biconcave cupped dented dimpled dipped excavated hollow hollowed incurvate incurvated incurved indented round rounded scooped sinking sunken

Antonyms

WEAK

convex distended

ADJECTIVE

deflated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drained exhausted punctured

STRONG

burst contracted empty shrunken

WEAK

kaput

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lively

WEAK

inflated

ADJECTIVE

dejected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crestfallen despondent discouraged disheartened dispirited gloomy glum morose

STRONG

black clouded dampened dashed down dragged drooping hurting low

WEAK

abject all torn up atrabilious bleak broody bummed out cast down cheerless disconsolate dismal doleful down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted droopy heavy-hearted in the pits low-spirited melancholy miserable moody mopey mopish sad shot down spiritless woebegone wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful elated encouraged happy heartened inspirited

STRONG

above upright

WEAK

joyous

ADJECTIVE

descendent

Synonyms

STRONG

down sinking

WEAK

declining downward drooping nodding

ADJECTIVE

down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

downward

STRONG

cascading declining depressed descending downgrade downhill dropping falling inferior precipitating sinking sliding slipping slumping

WEAK

bottomward earthward gravitating groundward nether subjacent to the bottom under underneath

Antonyms

WEAK

above cheerful cheery happy heartened higher

ADJECTIVE

droopy

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

full inflated raised

ADJECTIVE

flabby

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lax sloppy

WEAK

drooping enervated flaccid flexuous floppy gone to seed hanging irresilient limp loose out of condition out of shape pendulous rusty shapeless slack soft tender toneless unfit yielding

Antonyms

WEAK

firm lean slim taut thin tight

ADJECTIVE

flagging

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dwindling fading listless slumping waning weakening

STRONG

drooping fatigued languishing limp slacking tired tiring

WEAK

droopy languorous leaden lethargic spiritless weak

Antonyms

STRONG

energized refreshed

ADJECTIVE

floppy

Synonyms

STRONG

slack

WEAK

drooping droopy flabby flaccid loose pendulous relaxed saggy

Antonyms

WEAK

erect stiff

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

STRONG

abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting weakening

WEAK

dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

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 sickly slovenly tattered threadbare tired torn unkempt untidy unwell used-up wilted wilting worn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean good neat nice respectable

WEAK

luxurious posh

NOUN

bulge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lump nodule wart

STRONG

blob bump bunch bunching convexity dilation distention excess excrescence gibbosity growth hump intumescence jut outgrowth outthrust pouch projection prominence promontory protrusion protuberance sac salience superfluity swelling tuberosity tumefaction tumor

WEAK

nodulation

Antonyms

STRONG

depression ingrowth

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Exhibit C: The Lakers are putting the ball in Smart’s hands, using him in a way that forces the Rockets to defend honestly, instead of sagging off him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

For now, most Hungarians say their priorities are domestic: improving their country's sagging economy and public services, lowering inflation and the cost of living.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"As we age, our body's natural collagen production slows down, leading to signs of aging like wrinkles, sagging skin, and joint discomfort."

From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026

Analysts attribute Chakwera’s loss to his failure to do either during five years in office, a period marked by rampant corruption and sagging growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Aunt Pooh pulls her sagging pants up before she hops in.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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