Erect and Sagging

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Erect adjective - Rising straight up.

Usage example: a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed

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Sagging is an antonym for erect.

Nearby Words: erection, erected, erecting, erectile, erector

Sagging adjective - Bending downward or forward.

Usage example: sagging branches that were weighted down with snow

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Erect is an antonym for sagging.

Nearby Words: sagged, saggy, sagger

At one point Mike shows a newly-caught geoduck with its formerly erect mantle sagging and makes a sad face.

Source: Series / Dirty Jobs

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