saps

The word “saps” has 1 syllable: saps

It's pronounced as /sæps/

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In the thesaurus, “saps” has 152 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

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Synonyms for saps

Antonyms for saps

Meanings of saps

noun
1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
3. Any juice.
4. Vitality.
5. A naive person; a simpleton.
6. A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack.
7. A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc.
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.

Example Sentences

The long hours of work saps all of his energy by the end of the day.
Excessive stress saps your ability to think clearly.
The harsh conditions on the hike saps the strength of even the most prepared adventurers.
The constant noise saps my patience and concentration.
Her negativity saps the motivation of the entire team.

On this page you'll find 188 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to saps, such as: aid, assist, attenuate, bastinades, bastinadoes, batons, bats.

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