WILT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WILT?

Need another word that means the same as “wilt”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “wilt” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Wilt” are: droop, sag, become limp, become flaccid, flop, languish, flag, lose energy, become listless, feel faint, feel weak, wilt disease, wilting

Wilt as a Noun

Definitions of "Wilt" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wilt” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots.
• Causing to become limp or drooping.
• Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Synonyms of "Wilt" as a noun (2 Words)

wilt disease	Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots.
wilting	Causing to become limp or drooping.

Usage Examples of "Wilt" as a noun

• These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt.

Wilt as a Verb

Definitions of "Wilt" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wilt” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Leave (mown grass or a forage crop) in the open to dry partially before being collected for silage.
• Lose strength.
• (of a person) lose energy, vigour, or confidence.
• (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.
• Become limp.

Synonyms of "Wilt" as a verb (11 Words)

become flaccid	Come into existence.
become limp	Enhance the appearance of.
become listless	Undergo a change or development.
droop	Droop sink or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness. James hid his face in his hands and drooped his head.
feel faint	Examine (a body part) by palpation.
feel weak	Produce a certain impression.
flag	Provide with a flag. The building was flagged for the holiday.
flop	Fall loosely. I m going to flop here for the night.
languish	(of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak. He has been languishing in jail since 1974.
lose energy	Allow to go out of sight.
sag	Cause to sag. Stockings that sagged at the knees.

Usage Examples of "Wilt" as a verb

• Lady Beresford was beginning to wilt as she greeted the long line of guests.
• My opponent was wilting.
• The flowers wilted.

Associations of "Wilt" (30 Words)

deaden	Make vapid or deprive of spirit. The syllabus has deadened the teaching process.
debase	Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The King was forced to debase the coinage.
decay	An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying. The corpse was in an advanced state of decay.
decline	Inflect for number, gender, case, etc. The sun began to creep round to the west and to decline.
decrease	Decrease in size extent or range. There was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided.
degenerate	Lacking some usual or expected property or quality. Conditions in the slums degenerated.
deteriorate	Grow worse. If the situation continues to deteriorate the consequences could be severe.
diminish	Cause to seem less impressive or valuable. The new law is expected to diminish the government s chances.
diminution	Change toward something smaller or lower. The disease shows no signs of diminution.
downswing	The downward movement of a club when the player is about to hit the ball. Your body must not sway to the left during the downswing.
droop	An act or instance of drooping a limp or weary attitude. A long black cloak drooped from his shoulders.
dwindle	Become smaller or lose substance. Her savings dwindled down.
fade	(of a flower) lose freshness and wither. Lovejoy faded him for twenty five cents.
flagging	Weak from exhaustion. She wants to revive her flagging career.
flinch	An act of flinching. Don t call me that he said with a flinch.
languish	Have a desire for something or someone who is not present. He has been languishing in jail since 1974.
lessen	Decrease in size, extent, or range. The warmth of the afternoon lessened.
recoil	The action of recoiling. Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought.
retrench	(of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty. The company had to retrench.
rot	Liver rot in sheep. The education system has been allowed to rot.
rundown	(of a company or industry) in a poor economic state. He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition.
shorten	Reduce the amount of (sail spread. As skirts shortened so heels rose.
shrink	Become smaller or draw together. Hot water will shrink the sweater.
shrivel	Cause to feel worthless or insignificant. The flowers simply shrivelled up.
wane	A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number. Interest in his novels waned.
waning	A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent. The waning of his enthusiasm was obvious.
weaken	Become weaker. The prisoner s resistance weakened after seven days.
wince	An instance of wincing. She winced when she heard his pompous speech.
wither	Wither as with a loss of moisture. The state in socialist societies has failed to wither away.
wizened	Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. A wizened weather beaten old man.