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 There’s the Caesar salad, famously invented right here in Tijuana at Caesar’s Restaurante (now operated by the Plasencia family)—and still prepared tableside, whole leaves of romaine dragged through the decadent dressing to order. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026 Growth in Asia was spurred by core markets like China, up 40% year-on-year and standing in contrast to the rest of the industry, where the market dragged on quarterly results. — Ella Graveney, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 On top of the unimaginable grief of losing her child, Baustert has been dragged through an ongoing legal marathon in her fight to hold her daughter's alleged attackers accountable. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The complainant, who was not identified in the initial case report, said Celeste was attacked by a dog and dragged through the woods. — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026 In March, as the criminal investigation dragged on and many wondered if Burke would ever face charges, Jane, the girl who frequently messaged with Burke before Rivas Hernandez, dreamt about him on his birthday. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 In late July, Nguyen and her teenage volunteers dragged wagons of groceries provided by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s office to residents living in single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Several witnesses said the mayor walked up as the man was being dragged from the car. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 The public information request process dragged on for several months. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragged

Verb

Abello pulled one back with her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Police say Coffer was pulled to safety by his boat partner, who told police Simpson fled the scene and the boy was gasping for air.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulled

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Last winter, in his first crack at free agency, Arraez lingered on the open market until late January before signing a one-year, $12 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Yet my party of work friends lingered, seeming to savor the change of venue.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Definition of lingered

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Figures depicting the Pink Panther, Spider Man and the Minions have perched or crawled atop the Dome.

— Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026
One of Thursday’s stations included the ‘Confidence Course,’ where campers crawled through tight spaces and wooden obstacles in their heavy gear.

— Julianna Mejia July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of crawled

Verb

In other words, before goods end up on shelves across the nation, they're first hauled by trucks and trains paying California fuel prices.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
But, shortly after Greenspan retired in 2006, the great financial crisis of 2007-08 destroyed his reputation, and Democratic senators hauled him up to Capitol Hill for a grilling.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauled

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The official, who spoke on behalf of the State Department on condition of anonymity, said Brazil has indicated the approval is likely to be delayed until after its election in October.

— Abigail Williams, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026
The article has been corrected to reflect that the university system’s timeline was expedited, not delayed.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of delayed

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More three-safety personnel packages have crept onto the field lately, which have given veteran safety and free-agent addition Mike Brown some nickelback duties that usually fall to Marcus Jones.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
As flames crept closer to Bordeaux, neighboring Spain also oversaw its own fire evacuations.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Definition of crept

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Either way, the spread of kudzu, Burmese pythons, Joro spiders, mosquitoes, killer bees, and Asiatic false hawk’s-beards, to name just a few, has tugged on some primal taproot in us.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, other storylines were timely and tugged at heartstrings, such as when her character officiated the first gay male wedding on daytime TV in a 2014 episode following Marlena’s emotional coming-out scenes with her grandson.

— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of tugged

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Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Let sit at room temperature until buns are puffed and expanded to edges of muffin cups (dough will spring back when poked but hold a slight indentation), 25–35 minutes.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026