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

Daemon is knocked to the ground and then watches as Sheepstealer, ripped and torn and bloody, drags itself away. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Seconds later, Blanka drags another inmate out of the cage, demonstrating his electric powers. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 July 2026

The revision came amid scrutiny of the administration’s handling of casualty data as the Middle East conflict drags on. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2026

The search for the next CDC director drags on after a Senate committee postponed a vote on Erica Schwartz to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until next week. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 July 2026

Raimundo Orsi, Italy vs Czechoslovakia, 1934 Orsi drags Italy level with nine minutes to go, controlling a bouncing ball and turning superbly in the box to fire past Czech goalkeeper and captain Frantisek Planicka. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Overall, the plan is on par with a request the White House submitted to Congress last month, as the Iran war drags past four months. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Too flat, and the tail drags it down; too vertical, and the robot tips over and falls back in. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026

As the war in Ukraine drags on, some local Ukrainians hope the repainting shifts attention away from the mural and back to the conflict itself. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 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