DRAGGING Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed a mysterious, cloaked figure with a strange, dragging walk

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dragging

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verb

present participle of drag

as in pulling

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

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as in delaying

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

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as in crawling

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

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Recent Examples of dragging

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Shares of Bank of America fell about 5% on Monday, dragging other financials with it, as investors baked in lower positive operating leverage this year. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 That is complemented by Fernandes dragging Dias out of position, which allows Mbeumo to attack the vacated space. — Ahmed Walid, 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 Such wastefulness in the first half prevented Louisiana from dragging USC into a dogfight. — CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026 The editing leaves scenes either trailing off or dragging on too long without purpose or direction. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 The story went viral, Rust recalls, dragging local, state and, ultimately, federal officials into a Keystone Kops-like battle of wills. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 During the transformation the gases escape, dragging dust and ice particles off the surface with them. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Scott also admitted to shooting Palmer and dragging his body away from the trail into an overgrown area near a tree line. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dragging

Adjective

To experience the Filipino tradition of long, leisurely communal dinners, reserve Perso’s signature Chef’s Table.

— Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Prevailing xenophobic notions of the time would have insisted on Bridget’s culpability, particularly when Irish women were seen as more likely to be able to swing an ax than leisurely ladies like Lizzie.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of leisurely

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According to a second set of arrest papers, she's also accused of pulling the same scam on others, amounting to nearly half a million dollars total.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Remove any bones by pulling them at a 45 degree angle toward the head with clean tweezers.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulling

Verb

The inspector also saw a roach couple crawling under the three-compartment sink.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a Curtis Park doughnut shop after finding dozens of German cockroaches, including one crawling into the space behind the standing mixer.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of crawling

Adjective

Complex carbs with fiber slow digestion and sugar absorption, while protein and fat further delay digestion, helping to stabilize blood sugar.

— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
Longer messages mean slower communication, so people who study error-correcting codes devise more elaborate schemes to minimize the redundancy in the transmissions while maximizing the number of errors that can be corrected.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of slow

Verb

But decarbonizing heavy-duty coastal carriers currently hauling thousands of tonnes of industrial raw materials all over the globe remains an exceptionally tough nut to crack.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
The driver of the semi hauling the cattle was rushed to the hospital by ambulance.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauling

Verb

But now there’s the lingering unknown amid a fight that can feel endless.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The film’s cast is mostly made up of tribal non-actors, but Anghlong Konyak is its captivating center, as a man whose stubbornness against change sits alongside a lingering grief over his fading way of life.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026