Synonyms of flag

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noun

1

as in banner

a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling

the flags of both countries were prominently displayed at the treaty signing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banner
• ensign
• colors
• pennant
• insignia
• streamer
• pennon
• standard
• guidon
• badge
• pendant
• banderole
• tricolor
• jack
• white flag
• crest
• bunting
• black flag
• semaphore
• signaler
• gonfalon
• burgee
• Jolly Roger
• coat of arms
• union jack
• waft

2

as in signal

an object intended to give public notice or warning

road crews using handheld stop signs as flags at both ends of the highway construction zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• signal
• red light
• tocsin
• knell

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verb (1)

1

as in to droop

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

flowers flagging in the summer heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• droop
• hang
• sag
• wilt
• fall
• swag
• loll
• subside
• collapse
• sink
• drop
• slump
• crumple
• yield
• cave (in)
• slouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffen
• rise
• straighten
• distend
• uncurl
• unbend

2

as in to fade

to lose bodily strength or vigor

we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fade
• weaken
• go
• sag
• sink
• fail
• waste (away)
• droop
• decay
• wilt
• wither
• lag
• languish
• wear out
• deteriorate
• yield
• break down
• run down
• rot
• emaciate
• degenerate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rally
• recover
• rebound
• recuperate
• gain
• convalesce

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verb (2)

as in to motion

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

flagged the cars into the other parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• motion
• wave
• gesture
• signal
• sign
• tell
• beckon
• nod
• inform
• signalize
• mime
• gesticulate
• pantomime
• advise
• shrug
• flourish
• relate
• acquaint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flag

Noun

But the new moon race won't end there, because this one isn't all about flags and footprints. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Supporters had filtered into a ballroom at the Westin Galleria Dallas hotel, adorned with Texas and American flags, plus a bar and a buffet. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Verb

Lawyers no longer need to spend days reviewing thousands of contracts for diligence issues that software can flag in minutes. — Will Hausberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

In a separate incident Sunday, Basabe flagged down police to report that a parking garage employee grabbed and threw his phone to the ground, the report shows. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing flag

• red flag