sags

Bends under weight

Sags is the plural of sag and the third-person singular verb form.

Something sags when it droops, hangs unevenly, or loses firmness under weight or pressure: The old mattress sags in the middle, Her spirits sagged after the news.

Sags can be visible droops in material or declines in energy, enthusiasm, or performance: ratings sags, midafternoon sags.

droop

hang

Suspend from above

  • slumpExtended period of decline
  • dangleHang loosely, swaying
  • bendCurve or flex

bow · flop · sink · slouch · wilt · loll · bag · baggy · flaccid · limp

decline

downturn

Economic decline period

  • slumpExtended period of decline
  • decreaseBecome or make smaller
  • fallDescend under gravity

drop · dip · plunge · slide · tumble · ratings · viewership · polls · morale · spirits

structural

settle

Reach final terms

warp · bow · bend · deform · foundation · roof · floor · beam · ceiling · porch

fatigue

tiredness

State of needing rest

drooping · wilting · energy · shoulders · posture · midday · afternoon · slumping · dragging · heaviness

Categories
Opposites
vertical physical movement/position

sagsrises

Moves upward

lifts · elevates · ascends · soars · arches

structural integrity/tension

sagstightens

Makes less loose

stiffens · braces · supports · holds firm · holds

figurative decline/vitality

sagssurges

Abrupt powerful rises

rallies · rebounds · perks up · picks up · revives

Phrases
Family

sag, sagging, saggy, sagged, sagginess

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