sapping
The word “sapping” has 2 syllables: sap-ping.
It's pronounced as /ˈsæpɪŋ/.
What is synonym and antonym for sapping?
In the thesaurus, “sapping” has 26 synonyms and 24 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for sapping along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for sapping
- brutal
- cruel
- dangerous
- deadening
- deadly
- debilitating
- demanding
- destructive
- devastating
- disturbing
- draining
- exhausting
- ferocious
- lethal
- onerous
- ruinous
- savage
- softening
- stressful
- taxing
- tedious
- tiresome
- troublesome
- trying
- wasting
- weakening
Antonyms for sapping
- assisting
- beneficial
- bracing
- cordial
- easy
- energizing
- facile
- fortifying
- gentle
- harmless
- helpful
- kind
- nice
- recruiting
- refreshing
- restorative
- reviving
- stimulating
- stimulative
- strengthening
- tame
- tonic
- trivial
- vital
Meanings of sapping
- verb
- To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).
- To exhaust the vitality of.
- To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).
- To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
- To pierce with saps.
- To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
- To gradually weaken.
- To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.
- noun
- The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
- The act of excavating trenches.
Example Sentences
- The constant rain was sapping the energy of the workers on the construction site.
- His illness was slowly sapping his strength and will to continue the journey.
- The endless meetings were sapping her motivation to complete the project.
- The stress from the deadline was sapping his focus and clarity of thought.
- The long hours of studying were sapping her enthusiasm for the subject.
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