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Synonyms for drooping

Most common

limp sagging droopy nodding pendulous tired feeble flaccid

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Droopy

droopy, sagging, limp

2. Pendulous

pendulous, nodding, cernuous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    That droops or droop.

Example sentences

  • limp There were bad rumors about James because of his limp.
  • sagging She has sagging tits and her husband has a limp noodle.
  • nodding You were nodding off at times during my lecture.
  • tired I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
droopingrising
limprising
saggingrising
droopyrising
noddingrising
pendulousfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lax1
4 letters
limp1
5 letters
tired2, faint1
6 letters
feeble2, droopy2
7 letters
nodding2, sagging2, rickety3, flaccid2, languid2
8 letters
flagging2, cernuous
9 letters
pendulous3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired2 = 2 syllables).