Wilting

Synonyms for "wilting" (71 found)

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Closest matches (15)

atrophy consumption crumbling debilitated decadent declining degenerate disintegrating draining

Noun(5 words)

decay decline deterioration droop drooping

Verb(1 words)

drooped

Strong matches (21)

Verb(1 words)

droops

Noun(5 words)

droopy fade flaccid flaggingleaf wilt

dwindling effete enervated enfeebled fading fagged failing faint falling fatigued footsore frazzled jaded languid languishing

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Noun(11 words)

limp shriveling shrivellingvascular wiltwane waning weaken wiltwilt diseasewither withering

pining regressive retrograde retrogressiverun downrun raggedsagging seedy sinking sliding slipping subsiding sweltering tired unrefreshed waste wasting wayworn weak weakened

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weary worn worsening

Adjective(1 words)

potted plant dryness

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More general

12 entries

biological processbiology condition declinephysiological processplant conditionplant diseaseplant physiologystate of declinestate of vitalityvascular diseaseweakening

More specific

16 entries

audience wiltbacterial wiltcrop wiltingdrought wiltfade flagflower wiltingfusarium wiltheat wiltleaf wiltingmarket wiltmorale wiltstem wiltingverticillium wiltwilting enthusiasmwilting morale

Collocations

11 entries

bacterial wiltdrought wiltfusarium wiltwilting cropswilting flowerswilting leaveswilting pointwilting processwilting symptomswilting under droughtwilting under heat

Inflections

5 entries

more wiltingmost wiltingwilted wiltings wilts

Derivations

3 entries

wilt wilter wiltingly

Sample sentences

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The flowers are wilting.

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A flower in the garden is wilting.

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These flowers are wilting.

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The plant won't stop wilting.

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