wilted
Sagged from thirst
Wilted describes something that has lost freshness, drooped, or become limp.
Plants wilt when they lack water; their leaves and stems sag.
The word extends to people who look exhausted or defeated: She looked wilted after twelve hours in the heat.
A wilted salad has gone soggy.
To wilt is to lose vigor under pressure or harsh conditions.
Hanging or bending downward
- witheredDried and shrunken
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- driedStripped of moisture
parched · dehydrated · brown · yellowed · crispy · faded · thirsty · dying
Drained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
worn-out · flagging · sagging · limp · enervated · depleted · sapped · drooping
Low in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- downcastSad or despondent
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
demoralized · defeated · crushed · despondent · melancholy · forlorn · subdued · listless
Lacking attention or maintenance
- unattendedLacking supervision or care
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
unkempt · bedraggled · shabby · withering · dying · ignored · unloved · dried-out
drooping
Hanging or bending downward
dried · parched · dehydrated · brown · yellowed · crispy · faded · thirsty · dying · desiccated
fatigued
Drained of energy
tired · worn-out · flagging · sagging · limp · enervated · depleted · sapped · drooping · languid
dejected
Low in spirits
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- downcastSad or despondent
disheartened · demoralized · defeated · crushed · despondent · melancholy · forlorn · subdued · listless · languishing
uncared-for
Lacking attention or maintenance
- unattendedLacking supervision or care
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- forgottenNo longer recalled
overlooked · unkempt · bedraggled · shabby · withering · dying · ignored · unloved · dried-out · parched
sautéed
Cooked quickly in fat
greens · spinach · lettuce · arugula · chard · kale · collards · cabbage · watercress · radicchio
- Produce Qualitiesfreshness, ripeness, firmness, juiciness, sweetness
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- floral adjectivesfragrant, blooming, floral, flowery, petaled
- plant conditionshealthy, diseased, dormant, flowering, blooming
- energy levelsenergetic, energized, hyped, exhausted, fatigued
- wilted flowersDying plant matter
- wilting flowersDying plant blooms
- wilted spinach
- wilted greensHeat-collapsed leafy vegetables
- Wilt Chamberlain
- wilted lettuceFlaccid salad leaves