DRAGGED Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

dragged

verb

past tense of drag

as in pulled

to cause to follow by applying steady force on the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

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as in lingered

to move or act slowly one of the climbers was beginning to drag

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as in crawled

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

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Recent Examples of dragged Police said the train dragged the car about 400 feet while it was engulfed in flames. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026 He was chained and dragged behind a motorcycle. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 The yen just dragged Asia’s second‑largest economy back there — and few in Tokyo are thrilled about it. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 In the case of was, wand, wash and the rest, what has happened is that the /w/ rounded the following vowel, and also dragged it backwards in the mouth. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged. — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger,garrett Downs,ashley Capoot,justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026 When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times. — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Israel for years avoided officially recognizing the violence as genocide out fear of angering Turkey, but that relationship has soured over the past two decades, especially as the most recent wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have dragged on. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 The project to replace the 102-year-old Main Stand and make other improvements to the stadium has dragged on and on since it was first unveiled in 2017 and planning permission was granted in principle in 2018. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 June 2026

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Verb

Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.

— Rod Beard, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026

Definition of pulled

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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of crawled

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In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania state after months of feeding at sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Any Bay State citizen from Boston to Great Barrington would have been handcuffed and hauled into court yesterday for sucker-punching a fellow bar patron the way a State Police officer did over the weekend.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of hauled

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When the rain cleared, an American flag that covered most of the outfield was unfurled during the national anthem, and the fog slowly crept in.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Vozinha crept toward Messi, rather than wait on his back foot, and stuffed Messi’s right-footed shot.

— Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of crept

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The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.

— Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026
In bringing a piece of her mother to the event, Obama tugged at a feeling that many will relate to – wishing a late family member could be with you during life’s milestone moments.

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 17 June 2026