drooped
Lost its stiffness
Drooped is the past tense of droop, meaning to sink, hang, or bend downward from weakness or exhaustion.
Flowers droop without water.
Shoulders droop with fatigue or dejection.
Eyelids droop when someone is tired.
Her head drooped as she fell asleep.
The flag drooped in the still air.
Sank under pressure
slouched · wilted · bent · curved · hanging · lolling · flopped · collapsed
Deeply tired, spent
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- drainedEmptied of resources
flagged · sagged · wilted · languished · enervated · worn · sluggish · lethargic
Lacking firmness or rigidity
- slackAbsence of tautness
- looseNot firmly secured
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- floppyLacking rigidity, bending easily
pendulous · dangling · hanging · lax · relaxed · languid · weighted · heavy
Dried and shrunken
- fadedLost original color
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
desiccated · flagging · declining · dying · wizened · sere · dried · brittle
Sad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- downcastSad or despondent
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
demoralized · forlorn · glum · melancholy · mournful · sorrowful · dejected · gloomy
sagged
Sank under pressure
hunched · slouched · wilted · bent · curved · hanging · lolling · flopped · collapsed · sank
weary
Deeply tired, spent
drained · flagged · sagged · wilted · languished · enervated · worn · sluggish · lethargic · debilitated
limp
Lacking firmness or rigidity
floppy · pendulous · dangling · hanging · lax · relaxed · languid · weighted · heavy · sagging
withered
Dried and shrunken
wilting · desiccated · flagging · declining · dying · wizened · sere · dried · brittle · crumpled
crestfallen
Sad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- downcastSad or despondent
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
dispirited · demoralized · forlorn · glum · melancholy · mournful · sorrowful · dejected · gloomy · morose
droopedstiffened
Made or became rigid
tautened · tensed · firmed · straightened · rigidified
droopedperked up
Became more cheerful
revived · brightened · rallied · flourished · bloomed
- droopy earsLop-sided auditory appendages
- droopy eyesEyelids sagging downward
- droopy eyelidsSagging upper eye covers
- drooping eyelidsLids that sag downward
- facial droopSagging of facial features
- eyelid droopSagging upper eye covering