Synonyms of bagging

bagging

verb

present participle of bag

1

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the shirt bagged at the waist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• poking
• bulging
• projecting
• swelling
• pouching
• bunching
• billowing
• jutting
• standing out
• ballooning
• pouting
• overhanging
• bellying
• sticking out
• starting
• pooching
• extending
• beetling
• inflating
• stretching
• lengthening
• expanding
• dilating
• distending
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• elongating
• doming
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• shrinking
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting

2

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

bagged a deer while hunting last weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• seizing
• capturing
• getting
• snagging
• trapping
• landing
• nabbing
• snaring
• netting
• hooking
• nailing
• corralling
• collaring
• rapping
• grappling
• copping
• taking hold (of)
• snapping (up)
• glomming
• nobbling
• holding
• clutching
• grasping
• roping
• arresting
• securing
• apprehending
• detaining
• gloving
• lassoing
• gripping
• clasping
• cornering
• kidnapping
• abducting
• haltering
• baying
• entrapping
• kidnaping
• entangling
• rending
• latching (on or onto)
• meshing
• wresting
• fisting
• ensnaring
• fastening (on)
• enmeshing
• immeshing
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• discharging
• releasing
• freeing
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding

3

as in leaving

to give up (a job or office)

if the supervisor says one more nasty thing to me, I'm going to bag this stupid job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• quitting
• chucking
• abandoning
• giving notice
• retiring (from)
• resigning (from)
• vacating
• stepping down (from)
• stepping aside (from)
• dropping out (of)
• throwing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staying (at)
• hiring (out or on)

4

as in achieving

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

bagged a full fellowship at one of the nation's leading universities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieving
• winning
• attaining
• gaining
• making
• scoring
• obtaining
• hitting
• getting
• garnering
• securing
• logging
• capturing
• acquiring
• landing
• carrying
• procuring
• realizing
• tying
• drawing
• ringing up
• matching
• clocking (up)
• approaching
• racking up
• tieing
• excelling
• chalking up
• notching (up)
• topping
• touching
• equaling
• equalling
• amounting (to)
• meeting
• surpassing
• rivalling
• rivaling
• outdoing
• beating
• measuring up (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• losing
• failing (at)
• falling short (of)

5

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

bagged an acting nomination for a truly inspired performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• winning
• reaping
• gaining
• making
• garnering
• getting
• obtaining
• securing
• attaining
• landing
• acquiring
• capturing
• realizing
• procuring
• carrying
• achieving
• drawing
• bringing in
• pulling down
• knocking down
• scoring
• coming by
• netting
• accomplishing
• accumulating
• grossing
• amassing
• clearing
• occupying
• catching
• regaining
• annexing
• recapturing
• remaking
• notching (up)
• taking over
• reacquiring
• racking up
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• paying
• giving
• granting
• according
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over