DRAGS (OUT) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

drags (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of drag (out)

as in lengthens

to make longer pointless questions that merely dragged out the meeting another hour

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Tucking your chin gently toward the floor while lying down lengthens the back of the neck.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Its bitterness opens the palate, while the tea lengthens the drink without relying on more alcohol.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of lengthens

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The trend even extends into non-League, where a tournament consisting of 45-minute games, the A23 Cup, was scheduled to take place between Slough Town, Hayes and Yeading United and Marlow Town in July.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Tropical storms approaching Hawaii typically hit cooler ocean temperatures before reaching the islands, but Lala will remain over warmer waters due to an ongoing marine heatwave that extends to California and a developing Super El Niño.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of extends

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Recipe Tips for Summer Shrimp Pasta Salting the zucchini draws out excess moisture, which helps to preserve its shape and texture.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
The wider bowl lets the aromas open up, while the cooler temperature draws out the tea’s body and complexity.

— Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of draws out

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Kyiv also claims Moscow is preparing an increase in recruitment for a new push on the front line that stretches 775 miles along eastern and southern Ukraine.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Basins and streams become elongated at larger scales, so that river networks have an inherent directionality that stretches toward the sea.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretches

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drags one's feet

drags (out)

drain

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