Synonyms of drags

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drag

1

as in pulls

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• hauls
• tugs
• tows
• draws
• attracts
• carries
• lugs
• heaves
• hales
• moves
• yanks
• jerks
• conveys
• transports
• ferries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• drives
• propels
• thrusts
• shoves

2

as in lingers

to move or act slowly

one of the climbers was beginning to drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lingers
• crawls
• pokes
• delays
• strolls
• lags
• dawdles
• loiters
• shuffles
• creeps
• plays
• mopes
• marks time
• diddles
• falls behind
• staggers
• tarries
• stalls
• hangs fire
• dallies
• drops behind
• lollygags
• saunters
• idles
• drags one's feet
• ambles
• dillydallies
• lounges
• takes one's time
• decelerates
• inches
• shilly-shallies
• eases
• plods
• lolls
• putters (around)
• lumbers
• fiddles (around)
• loafs
• potters (around)
• fools around
• slows (down or up)
• hangs (around or out)
• procrastinates
• monkeys (around)
• messes around
• trifles
• temporizes
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• runs
• rips
• flies
• hurries
• tears
• scurries
• hastens
• races
• barrels
• whisks
• scoots
• speeds
• whirls
• courses
• zips
• whizzes
• dashes
• careers
• hurtles
• scrambles
• runs
• bolts
• hustles
• rockets
• darts
• trots
• scuds
• jogs
• humps
• accelerates
• gallops
• bowls
• breezes
• stampedes
• sprints
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• hotfoots (it)
• overtakes
• outruns
• outstrips
• outpaces
• catches up
• fast-forwards

3

as in crawls

to move slowly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawls
• shuffles
• creeps
• pokes
• limps
• slouches
• inches
• oozes
• plods
• creaks (along)
• trudges
• noses
• snails
• lumbers
• shambles
• tramps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• races
• flies
• speeds
• floats
• glides
• tears
• sails
• whizzes
• zips
• hurries

drags

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noun

plural of drag

1

as in bores

someone or something boring

that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bores
• yawns
• drips
• snoozes
• snoozers
• droners
• yawners
• nudniks
• dullsvilles
• downers
• pills
• bromides
• bummers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• kicks
• blasts
• gases
• uppers

2

as in streets

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

the main drag in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streets
• drives
• highways
• roads
• thoroughfares
• routes
• freeways
• expressways
• boulevards
• carriageways
• roadways
• passes
• arteries
• turnpikes
• arterials
• pike
• ways
• causeways
• rows
• avenues
• lanes
• traces
• interstates
• thruways
• high roads
• bypasses
• motorways
• corridors
• alleys
• trails
• parkways
• closes
• tracks
• crossroads
• switchbacks
• through streets
• ring roads
• Main Streets
• side streets
• superhighways
• branches
• dual carriageways
• dead ends
• autobahns
• circles
• secondary roads
• side roads
• alleyways
• autostradas
• beltways
• backstreets
• byways
• corniches
• high streets
• shunpikes
• places
• mews
• autoroutes
• bystreets
• laneways
• cul-de-sacs

3

as in obstacles

something that makes movement or progress difficult

the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstacles
• hurdles
• lets
• obstructions
• embarrassments
• barriers
• stops
• chains
• burdens
• shackles
• loads
• blocks
• cramps
• interferences
• stumbling blocks
• clogs
• handicaps
• impediments
• balks
• inhibitions
• encumbrances
• constraints
• hindrances
• hitches
• manacles
• fetters
• trammels
• rubs
• deterrents
• catches
• snags
• crimps
• brakes
• bars
• delays
• restraints
• hobbles
• reins
• holdbacks
• curbs
• stone walls
• brick walls
• dangers
• disadvantages
• blockades
• arrests
• stalls
• stoppages
• hazards
• blockages
• difficulties
• embargoes
• checks
• hardships
• bits
• drawbacks
• perils
• reefs
• holdups
• cumbers
• adversities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spurs
• stimuli
• incentives
• catalysts
• breaks
• stimulants
• goads
• edges
• advantages
• help
• benefits
• aids
• impetuses
• boosts
• handmaidens
• assistances

4

as in sips

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• gulps
• drinks
• swallows
• snorts
• nips
• drops
• belts
• swigs
• slugs
• drafts
• swills
• shots
• quaffs
• sups
• drams

5

as in crabs

a person who spoils the pleasure of others

the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bores
• crabs
• wet blankets
• party poopers
• drips
• cynics
• spoilsports
• grinches
• killjoys
• complainers
• old maids
• defeatists
• grumps
• knockers
• Jeremiahs
• soreheads
• downers
• goody-goodies
• sourpusses
• stick-in-the-muds
• fuddy-duddies
• pessimists
• whiners
• grouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live wires
• jesters
• rakes
• revelers
• merrymakers
• celebrants
• roisterers
• celebrators
• cutups
• libertines
• carousers
• playboys
• rejoicers
• playgirls

6

as in clothes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• attires
• garbs
• outfits
• togs
• getups
• guises
• duds
• styles
• raiments
• modes
• habiliments
• apparels
• vestments
• fashions
• caparisons
• arrays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drags

Verb

Some of those embassy staff may start returning to their posts soon, however the State Department is still limiting the number of personnel in the Middle East as the war in Iran drags on. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

But after years of unprecedented contributions to astronomy, the forces governing the cosmos are finally taking their toll as Earth’s gravitational pull slowly drags the telescope closer towards a point of no return. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

General relativity predicts that a rotating black hole drags spacetime along with it, an effect known as frame dragging, or Lense-Thirring precession. — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Eurasia Group no longer expects a peace deal by September, pushing back its timeline for de-escalation to year-end as the standoff drags on. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Klepach’s comments, and his subsequent departure, serve as a reminder both of the internal criticisms directed towards President Vladimir Putin as his war in Ukraine drags on, and the cost incurred by those who speak out. — Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

The operator aligns the sight with smoke on the horizon, notes the angle, then drags a string across a topographical map hanging from the room’s ceiling to take a reading. — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The latest consumer price report has arrived, offering a closer look at the country’s economic pulse and how everyday Americans are faring as the war with Iran drags on. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Ariel, a successful but exhausted writer, struggles to stay young and attractive while his younger wife drags him into a demanding social life, his five children treat him like a butler, and his elderly parents constantly demand his attention. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Noun

Alphabet was the worst-performing of the hyperscalers and one of the biggest drags on the market, with shares falling about 6%. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 June 2026

Although that’s right on par with the Amalfi, Ferrari’s new V-8 grand tourer, the latest Porsche 911 Turbo S will still lay down the law at the stoplight drags. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026

It's left Richard Lapsoey and his neighbors at the more than 220 units at Walnut Ridge Townhomes above the bridge, with few options to get to the main drags, adding possibly five to 10 minutes to their drives. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

People nod, but execution drags. — Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026

Clear tail drags are extremely rare in the fossil record and often disputed, because of how open to interpretation partial marks are – unlike here. — New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025

There are no serious drags anymore. — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

Another hot, humid half hour of window-shopping drags by. — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025

Poor governance, misguided acquisitions, or self-serving buybacks are structural drags. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025