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verb

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• push
• drive
• thrust
• propel
• shove

• push
• drive
• thrust
• propel
• shove

2

as in to crawl

to move or act slowly

one of the climbers was beginning to drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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3

as in to creep

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
• slouch
• inch
• limp
• ooze
• nose
• trudge
• shamble
• plod
• creak (along)
• tramp
• lumber

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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drag

2 of 2

noun

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
• nudnick
• snoozer
• yawner
• droner
• downer
• nudnik
• pill
• bromide
• bummer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rush
• blast
• kick
• gas
• upper

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• sup
• slug
• belt
• nip
• snort
• draft
• shot
• swig
• 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
• killjoy
• party pooper
• spoilsport
• drip
• grinch
• cynic
• complainer
• old maid
• knocker
• defeatist
• grump
• sorehead
• stick-in-the-mud
• sourpuss
• downer
• fuddy-duddy
• goody-goody
• whiner
• Goody Two-shoes
• pessimist
• Jeremiah
• grouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• style
• mode
• duds
• apparel
• fashion
• habiliment(s)
• raiment
• array
• vestments
• caparison

Phrases Containing drag

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

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