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bags

noun

plural of bag

Synonyms of bags

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)

she carries her towel and other supplies to the beach in a bright, colorful bag slung over her arm

Synonyms for bags

pokes
[chiefly Southern & Midland],
pouches,
sacks

Words Related to bags

2 a container for carrying money and small personal items

she keeps her keys, phone, and wallet each in separate compartments in her bag so that she always knows where they are

Synonyms for bags

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billfolds,
wallets

compacts,
vanities

shoulder bags

bags

verb

present tense third-person singular of bag

Synonyms & Antonyms of bags (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to extend outward beyond a usual point

the shirt bagged at the waist

Synonyms for bags

Words Related to bags

domes

blows up,
inflates

Near Antonyms for bags

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

bagged a deer while hunting last weekend

Synonyms for bags

captures,
catches,
collars,
cops
[slang],
corrals,
gets,
gloms,
grabs,
grapples,
hooks,
lands,
nabs,
nails,
nets,
nobbles
[British slang],
raps,
seizes,
snags,
snaps (up),
snares,
snatches,
traps

Words Related to bags

bays,
corners

rends,
wrests

Phrases Synonymous with bags

takes hold (of)

Near Antonyms for bags

Antonyms for bags

misses

3 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 for bags

Words Related to bags

abandons,
vacates

Phrases Synonymous with bags

gives notice

Near Antonyms for bags

hires (out or on)

Antonyms for bags

stays (at)

4 to obtain (as a goal) through effort

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

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fails (at)

loses

5 to receive as return for effort

bagged an acting nomination for a truly inspired performance

Synonyms for bags

Words Related to bags

catches,
picks up

Near Antonyms for bags

Antonyms for bags

forfeits,
loses

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“Bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bags. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.

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