red flag

red flag

noun

Definition of RED FLAG

1

: a warning signal

2

: something that attracts usually irritated attention

Examples of RED FLAG

1. Gaps in your employment history are red flags to employers.
2. <the résumé she accidentally left on the office printer was a red flag that she was planning to quit>

First Known Use of RED FLAG

1777

Related to RED FLAG

Synonyms: caution, warning, red light, tip-off, tocsin, wake-up call

Related Words: omen, portent, premonition, presage; notice, notification; buoy, indicator, knell, sign, signal; foretaste, foretoken; announcement, declaration

Near Antonyms: all clear

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Rhymes with RED FLAG

air bag, beanbag, black-flag, blue flag, brown-bag, chin-wag, dirtbag, dishrag, dog tag, do-rag, fleabag, flight bag, gasbag, grab bag, greylag, handbag, hangtag, ice bag, jet lag, kit bag, mailbag, mixed bag, phone tag, postbag, price tag, ragbag, ragtag, ratbag, sandbag, schoolbag, seabag, sight gag, Sontag, sweet flag, tea bag, time lag, tote bag, washrag, white flag, wigwag, windbag, workbag, zigzag