sagging
Sinking under weight
Sagging describes something that droops, sinks, or hangs down from weight or loss of support.
Floors sag under heavy loads.
Skin sags with age.
Spirits or enthusiasm can sag: Morale sagged after the defeat.
Sagging also refers to the style of wearing pants low on the hips, exposing underwear—originally from hip-hop culture: His jeans were sagging below his waist.
Hanging or bending downward
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- sinkingFalling through water
- hangingExecution by noose
- slackAbsence of tautness
loose · pendulous · bowing · dipping · subsidence · deflection · settling · buckling
Decreasing in strength
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- fallingMoving downward freely
- droppingLetting something fall
- weakeningBecoming less strong
flagging · shrinking · contracting · stagnating · recession · downturn · plummeting · tanking
Losing vigor progressively
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
ebbing · lagging · declining · diminishing · weakening · slowing · dragging · listless
Extending muscles or material
- wornDamaged by use
- baggyLoose and drooping
- shapelessLacking distinct structure
- distendedSwollen from pressure within
misshapen · lumpy · ill-fitting · frayed · threadbare · faded · limp · flimsy
drooping
Hanging or bending downward
slack · loose · pendulous · bowing · dipping · subsidence · deflection · settling · buckling · warping
declining
Decreasing in strength
weakening · flagging · shrinking · contracting · stagnating · recession · downturn · plummeting · tanking · cratering
flagging
Losing vigor progressively
waning · ebbing · lagging · declining · diminishing · weakening · slowing · dragging · listless · exhausted
stretching
Extending muscles or material
distended · misshapen · lumpy · ill-fitting · frayed · threadbare · faded · limp · flimsy · pilling
jowls
Slack facial flesh
buttocks · eyelids · chin · cheeks · arms · belly · flesh · flabby · aging · elasticity
baggy
Loose and drooping
hip-hop · streetwear · pants · jeans · waistband · belt · oversized · urban · style · trend
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- structural conditionsintact, damaged, compromised, sound, unsound
- droopingwilting, hanging, limp, floppy, pendulous
- fabric flawssnag, tear, hole, pilling, fray
- structural problemsfoundation crack, settling, subsidence, buckling, warping
- sagging skin
- sagging pantsTrousers worn below waist
- sagging roofRoof curving downward structurally