Synonyms of dragging

dragging 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• crawling
• creeping
• lagging
• poking
• slowing
• dilatory
• sluggish
• dallying
• laggard
• dillydallying
• poky
• tardy
• dawdling
• unhurried
• snaillike
• languid
• snail-paced
• lingering
• lethargic
• lounging
• ambling
• deliberate
• shuffling
• loitering
• plodding
• loafing
• inert
• inactive
• measured
• strolling
• decelerating
• stalling
• inching
• procrastinating
• tarrying
• heavy-footed
• slow-footed
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushing
• running
• rapid
• flying
• swift
• lightning
• speedy
• racing
• quick
• speeding
• hasty
• breathless
• fast
• rocketing
• bolting
• brisk
• ready
• dizzy
• fleet
• whirlwind
• prompt
• meteoric
• snappy
• hurrying
• expeditious
• whirling
• zipping
• scooting
• scurrying
• scudding
• barreling
• careering
• accelerated
• whisking
• breakneck
• rushed
• warp-speed
• hastened
• hurried
• quickened

dragging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of drag

1

as in pulling

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• hauling
• tugging
• towing
• lugging
• drawing
• carrying
• heaving
• attracting
• haling
• yanking
• moving
• jerking
• transporting
• conveying
• ferrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushing
• driving
• propelling
• shoving
• thrusting

2

as in delaying

to move or act slowly

one of the climbers was beginning to drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delaying
• lingering
• crawling
• poking
• strolling
• creeping
• shuffling
• lagging
• playing
• dawdling
• loitering
• stalling
• moping
• falling behind
• diddling
• dropping behind
• hanging fire
• lollygagging
• marking time
• lounging
• tarrying
• dallying
• dillydallying
• staggering
• dragging one's feet
• idling
• taking one's time
• sauntering
• shilly-shallying
• ambling
• inching
• loafing
• fooling around
• fiddling (around)
• trifling
• puttering (around)
• hanging (around or out)
• lolling
• pottering (around)
• decelerating
• messing around
• plodding
• easing
• monkeying (around)
• lumbering
• procrastinating
• slowing (down or up)
• temporizing
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tearing
• flying
• running
• ripping
• rushing
• hurrying
• speeding
• racing
• scurrying
• whirling
• hastening
• dashing
• zipping
• whizzing
• scooting
• bolting
• whisking
• coursing
• scudding
• careering
• rocketing
• barreling
• scrambling
• darting
• hurtling
• humping
• running
• stampeding
• hustling
• trotting
• bowling
• galloping
• breezing
• sprinting
• accelerating
• jogging
• quickening
• hotfooting (it)
• speeding (up)
• overtaking
• outrunning
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• fast-forwarding

3

as in crawling

to move slowly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawling
• creeping
• shuffling
• poking
• inching
• limping
• slouching
• oozing
• creaking (along)
• snailing
• plodding
• nosing
• trudging
• shambling
• tramping
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• speeding
• racing
• floating
• gliding
• sailing
• whizzing
• zipping
• tearing
• hurrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dragging

Verb

Main Street pain Meanwhile, Treasury yields are dragging on Main Street. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Enes Kanter Freedom turned Angel Reese's latest crunch-time miss into fresh ammo Sunday, roasting the Atlanta Dream star while somehow dragging Paul George into his ongoing WNBA campaign. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Residents have begun clearing out their homes and dragging debris to the end of their driveways as Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office personnel remain in the area, assessing the damage. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026

Read on to find the 12 best petite deals worth snagging from brands like Hanes, Lee, and Gap, and bid farewell to dragging hemlines and ill-fitting clothing once and for all. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026

Over several weeks, crews physically unbolted and hauled out heavy machinery, dragging thousands of tons of steel out the door. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

But Beaman is quick to point out that people shouldn't simply head into the woods and start dragging things out themselves. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Gaten Matarazzo is playing sort of a sexy role, where Billie’s dragging him into the bathroom. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Coming up, will the Iran War dragging on cost Republicans the midterms? — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026