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 While hunting for his missing wife, Marissa, Hale is dragged through an escalating nightmare of environments that loop, warp and rebuild themselves from his own memories and trauma. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 At that point, six men dressed in black and wearing masks emerged from their vehicles, dragged the Chetals from their car and led them to the van, where Chetal’s father was beaten with a metal baseball bat, breaking his arm. — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 While the city eventually reimbursed Figgs for attorneys fees, attorney Edward Moor of Moor Law Office says the clerk is entitled to damages for suffering over four years, as the document destruction lawsuit filed in October 2021 dragged on. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 Any attempt to walk him ended with me dragged across the asphalt behind his drumstick legs. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 That not only allowed Atletico to move the ball to the retreating David Hancko on the left but also dragged Alexis Mac Allister away from the centre. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 As the months dragged on, Lee Arguello had to leave her longtime home and move in with a niece in Lynwood. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Technology stocks dragged the market lower, with the Nasdaq Composite sliding by around 1%. — Justina Lee,alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Diakite was pulled under the vehicle and dragged for about 300 to 600 feet before he was run over, authorities said. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The disbelief at billowing black smoke from a gash in the Pentagon and collapsing skyscrapers of steel, the dread over what attacks might yet come, the hope that people might be pulled from the rubble alive.

— Ann Gerhart, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
In his absence, the documentarian created a digital avatar of the Tesla CEO and used statements pulled from decades’ worth of the entrepreneur’s interviews and public appearances.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled

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But despite Rexha’s rousing encore, her question still lingered.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
In this case, the shark — which Gauna believes to be a roughly 9-foot juvenile — lingered within arm’s length of the swimmer, circling him several times.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lingered

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Video shared by Nepal's authorities showed the moment a man was hauled from a tunnel.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
According to the Grand Canyon Historical Society, the animal gave children rides and hauled water to a North Ridge summer camp in exchange for pancakes.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauled

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Magyar's predecessor, Viktor Orbán, was an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who repeatedly delayed or blocked European Union sanctions on Russia and pursued energy deals with Russia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Jennings completed 26 of 36 passes for a career-best 430 yards and three touchdowns as SMU (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) outlasted the Seminoles in a game that was delayed nearly two hours due to a power outage at Doak Campbell Stadium.

— Associated Pess, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of delayed

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The location opened Monday, welcoming a consistent rush of customers into the space, even as the afternoon waned and crept into the neither-lunch-nor-dinner hours.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Tech has crept into every facet of everyday life, like an invisible fog of ones and zeros.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of crept

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Better together Industry analysts, experts and insiders have consistently poked holes in the states' argument that the combination of TV networks would create antitrust issues.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
So too were the buildings, including my hotel, which poked through the seven-foot-high snowbanks, looking like an ancient shipwreck covered in shifting sand.

— Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026