FAGS Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

fags

verb

present tense third-person singular of fag

as in struggles

to devote serious and sustained effort the road crew fagged mightily to move the boulder out of the way

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as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of the long hike up the mountain had fagged us out

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Las Vegas struggles to generate second chances without her on the court.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Huang also pushed back against concerns that Nvidia could be left on the hook if one of those companies struggles.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of struggles

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Thoroughly unimpressed by her suburban idyll, and evidently unmoved by her responsibilities as wife and mother, Denise labors in her basement on a novel whose protagonist wishes to forsake her family for a life in New York.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.

— Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of labors

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If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Definition of exhausts

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Airstrike in Gaza kills a 4-year-old Four-year-old Mohammed Taha died after an Israeli airstrike hit a house in central Gaza on Sunday, hospital authorities said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Giving a mother who kills preferential treatment harkens to the patronizing assumption that women lack agency.

— Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of kills

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More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.

— Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026

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