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

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

A real worry the gloveman is wilting under the pressure of an Ashes tour.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

There are ironed linens on the kitchen table, a vase of wilting violets.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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