Don't wilt away, love.
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Wilt
/wɪlt/
Synonyms for "wilt" (118 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: wilt disease, beat, blow, break, break down.
- Sentence evidence is available for wilt, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "wilt".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "wilt"
Keep "wilt" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "wilt" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "wilt", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "wilt" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesaction verbcrumbledecaydilapidateemotional responsephysiological processphysiological stateplant conditionplant diseaseplant processpsychological processtransitive verbvascular diseaseweakenweakening
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
9 entriesbacterial wiltfungal wiltleaf wiltingplant wiltrapid wiltingstem wiltingwilting leaveswilting pointwilting process
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 35 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- թառամել verb (to droop)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- solmaq verb (to droop)
Bulgarian
1 entries- клюмвам verb (to droop)
Catalan
2 entries- mustiar verb (to droop)
- pansir verb (to droop)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 打蔫兒 /打蔫儿 verb (to droop)
- 枯萎 verb (to droop)
Danish
1 entries- visne verb (to droop)
Dutch
1 entries- verwelken verb (to droop)
Esperanto
1 entries- velki verb (to droop)
Faroese
1 entries- følna verb (to droop)
Finnish
4 entries- kuihtua verb (to droop)
- lakastua verb (to droop)
- nuutua verb (to droop)
- näivettyä verb (to droop)
French
4 entries- faner verb (to droop)
- flétrir verb (to droop)
- se faner verb (to droop)
- se flétrir verb (to droop)
German
2 entries- verwelken verb (to droop)
- welken verb (to droop)
Greek
1 entries- μαραίνομαι verb (to droop)
Hungarian
2 entries- fonnyad verb (to droop)
- hervad verb (to droop)
Icelandic
1 entries- fölna verb (to droop)
Ingrian
1 entries- räytyä verb (to droop)
Italian
3 entries- afflosciarsi verb (to droop)
- appassire verb (to droop)
- avvizzire verb (to droop)
Kumyk
1 entries- солмакъ verb (to droop)
Malayalam
1 entries- വാടുക verb (to droop)
Māori
1 entries- kautaka verb (to droop)
Nepali
1 entries- ओइलाउनु verb (to droop)
Norwegian
1 entries- visne verb (to droop)
Old Norse
1 entries- fǫlna verb (to droop)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بایلمق verb (to droop)
Persian
1 entries- پلاسیدن verb (to droop)
Polish
1 entries- więdnąć verb (to droop)
Portuguese
1 entries- murchar verb (to droop)
Russian
1 entries- увядать verb (to droop)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mlohaviti verb (to droop)
- venuti verb (to droop)
Slovak
4 entries- usychať verb (to droop)
- vädnúť verb (to droop)
- zosychať verb (to droop)
- zvädnúť verb (to droop)
Southern Sami
1 entries- boelnedh verb (to droop)
Spanish
2 entries- ajarse verb (to droop)
- marchitarse verb (to droop)
Swedish
1 entries- vissna verb (to droop)
Turkish
1 entries- solmak verb (to droop)
Uyghur
1 entries- سولماق verb (to droop)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The flowers wilt without water.
Source: tatoeba (1079489)
The daffodils are starting to wilt.
Source: tatoeba (1514455)
Even the most beautiful rose will someday wilt.
Source: tatoeba (3348150)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "wilt"?
Closest matches include wilt disease, beat, blow, break, break down.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "wilt"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.