Synonyms of drag

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verb

1

as in to pull

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pull
• haul
• tug
• draw
• tow
• lug
• carry
• attract
• move
• heave
• hale
• yank
• transport
• jerk
• convey
• ferry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• push
• drive
• thrust
• propel
• shove

2

as in to delay

to move or act slowly

one of the climbers was beginning to drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delay
• crawl
• linger
• poke
• creep
• stroll
• play
• shuffle
• lag
• loiter
• fall behind
• dawdle
• hang fire
• mark time
• stall
• drop behind
• diddle
• mope
• lollygag
• lounge
• tarry
• stagger
• dillydally
• idle
• drag one's feet
• take one's time
• dally
• shilly-shally
• saunter
• fool around
• fiddle (around)
• amble
• decelerate
• trifle
• ease
• putter (around)
• mess around
• potter (around)
• hang (around or out)
• monkey (around)
• loaf
• slow (down or up)
• inch
• temporize
• loll
• procrastinate
• plod
• lumber
• filibuster

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fly
• run
• tear
• race
• rip
• speed
• hurry
• rush
• hasten
• course
• scoot
• career
• rocket
• scurry
• whisk
• breeze
• dash
• bolt
• zip
• whirl
• barrel
• run
• scramble
• dart
• hump
• hustle
• hurtle
• accelerate
• jog
• stampede
• trot
• gallop
• whiz
• sprint
• scud
• speed (up)
• hotfoot (it)
• quicken
• outrun
• overtake
• catch up
• bowl
• outpace
• outstrip
• fast-forward

3

as in to crawl

to move slowly

the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawl
• creep
• shuffle
• poke
• snail
• limp
• inch
• ooze
• slouch
• nose
• plod
• creak (along)
• trudge
• tramp
• shamble
• lumber

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• race
• fly
• speed
• float
• glide
• sail
• zip
• tear
• whiz
• hurry

drag

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noun

ˈdrag 

1

as in bore

someone or something boring

that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bore
• drip
• yawn
• snooze
• dullsville
• snoozer
• yawner
• droner
• downer
• nudnik
• bromide
• pill
• bummer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rush
• blast
• gas
• kick
• upper

2

as in street

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

the main drag in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• street
• road
• highway
• freeway
• thoroughfare
• route
• expressway
• drive
• boulevard
• roadway
• carriageway
• arterial
• way
• artery
• turnpike
• causeway
• pass
• interstate
• pike
• row
• avenue
• lane
• trace
• thruway
• high road
• motorway
• bypass
• parkway
• track
• trail
• corridor
• alley
• autobahn
• superhighway
• close
• circle
• ring road
• switchback
• beltway
• dual carriageway
• dead end
• Main Street
• alleyway
• branch
• place
• side road
• through street
• crossroad
• side street
• byway
• corniche
• high street
• secondary road
• shunpike
• autostrada
• autoroute
• laneway
• backstreet
• mews
• cul-de-sac
• bystreet

3

as in obstacle

something that makes movement or progress difficult

the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstacle
• hurdle
• let
• embarrassment
• obstruction
• burden
• barrier
• interference
• load
• hindrance
• chain
• stop
• impediment
• shackles
• encumbrance
• block
• handicap
• inhibition
• stumbling block
• hitch
• deterrent
• cramp
• clog
• bar
• constraint
• crimp
• brake
• trammel
• rub
• balk
• catch
• delay
• curb
• manacle
• snag
• disadvantage
• holdback
• rein
• fetter
• danger
• arrest
• blockade
• stone wall
• stall
• restraint
• hobble
• hazard
• blockage
• bit
• embargo
• brick wall
• stoppage
• difficulty
• hardship
• check
• drawback
• reef
• peril
• holdup
• cumber
• adversity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incentive
• catalyst
• stimulus
• impetus
• spur
• advantage
• edge
• break
• goad
• assistance
• benefit
• help
• aid
• stimulant
• boost
• handmaiden

4

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• gulp
• swallow
• drop
• slug
• belt
• sup
• draft
• snort
• nip
• swig
• shot
• swill
• quaff
• dram

5

as in crab

a person who spoils the pleasure of others

the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bore
• crab
• wet blanket
• party pooper
• killjoy
• spoilsport
• drip
• grinch
• cynic
• complainer
• old maid
• stick-in-the-mud
• knocker
• fuddy-duddy
• defeatist
• grump
• Jeremiah
• sorehead
• sourpuss
• downer
• goody-goody
• pessimist
• whiner
• Goody Two-shoes
• grouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live wire
• jester
• rake
• cutup
• celebrant
• roisterer
• playboy
• carouser
• reveler
• libertine
• celebrator
• merrymaker
• rejoicer
• playgirl

6

as in costume

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• clothes
• dress
• attire
• garb
• getup
• outfit
• togs
• guise
• apparel
• mode
• style
• duds
• raiment
• habiliment(s)
• fashion
• vestments
• array
• caparison

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drag

Verb

His curl and drag and stops and starts created some looks and rebounds. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

That's enough to run an induction cooktop, kettle, coffee machine, lights, laptops and other camping equipment without dragging along a separate generator. — New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

Just off the main drag there were Indian-food stations, pasta bars, pretty young women in Prada sport pants giving out Dove Bars. — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

On exit, the drag lift to Gobba di Rollin at 12,791 feet reaches higher still. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing drag

• drag (out)
• drag one's feet
• drag one's heels