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

Before a night out filling your belly with local grub in the Old Port (which is a leisurely 20 minutes away on foot), hit the Five of Clubs bar for a seasonal drink like the cantaloupe- and lemon-laced Melancholia, along with half a dozen oysters.

— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 7 Sep. 2026
In lower Manhattan and beyond — caught by paparazzi — he can be seen out and about in big sunglasses and tiny shorts, taking leisurely strolls with his fiancée, Zoë Kravitz.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 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

Still, there was a cloud of public doubt lingering over the event.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
For evening observers, this apparition has been more frustrating than triumphant, with Venus lingering low in the glow of twilight instead of climbing into a commanding position.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026