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 91 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for sapping along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for sapping

arduous
bloodthirsty
bloody
bloody-minded
breaking down
brutal
criminal
crippling
cruel
cutthroat
damaging
dangerous
deadening
deadly
debilitating
deleterious
demanding
depleting
depressing
destroying
destructive
devastating
devitalizing
difficult
disabling
disturbing
draining
enervating
enfeebling
etiolating
exacting
exhausting
exigent
fatiguing
fell
ferocious
grievous
hamstringing
harming
harrowing
heavy
hellish
homicidal
hurting
impairing
impoverishing
incapacitating
injuring
injurious
insalubrious
invaliding
killing
laying up
lethal
noxious
numbing
onerous
oppressive
paralyzing
pernicious
prostrating
punishing
ruinous
sanguinary
sanguineous
savage
slaughterous
softening
strenuous
stressful
taxing
tedious
tiresome
tiring
tough
troublesome
trying
unhealthful
unhealthy
unmanning
unpleasant
unwholesome
washing out
wasting
weakening
wearing
wearing down
wearing out
wearisome
wearying
weighty

Antonyms for sapping

assisting
beneficial
bracing
conditioning
cordial
easy
energizing
facile
fortifying
gentle
hardening
harmless
helpful
invigorating
kind
life-giving
nice
pleasant
recruiting
refreshing
rejuvenating
restorative
reviving
seasoning
stimulating
stimulative
strengthening
tame
tonic
toughening
trivial
untroubling
vital
vitalizing

Meanings of sapping

verb
1. To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).
2. To exhaust the vitality of.
3. To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).
4. To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
5. To pierce with saps.
6. To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
7. To gradually weaken.
8. To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.
noun
1. The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
2. 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.

On this page you'll find 125 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sapping, such as: arduous, assisting, beneficial, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, bracing.

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