Synonyms of flagged

flagged 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of flag

1

as in drooped

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

flowers flagging in the summer heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drooped
• hung
• sagged
• fell
• subsided
• wilted
• lolled
• slumped
• collapsed
• dropped
• swagged
• crumpled
• sank
• slouched
• yielded
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffened
• distended
• straightened
• rose
• uncurled
• unbent

2

as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faded
• weakened
• went
• sagged
• failed
• sank
• lagged
• deteriorated
• decayed
• languished
• wasted (away)
• withered
• drooped
• wilted
• emaciated
• yielded
• broke down
• rotted
• wore out
• degenerated
• ran down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• rallied
• rebounded
• recuperated
• gained
• convalesced

flagged

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of flag

as in waved

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

flagged the cars into the other parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waved
• motioned
• signaled
• gestured
• beckoned
• told
• signed
• nodded
• informed
• advised
• related
• shrugged
• gesticulated
• mimed
• pantomimed
• signalized
• flourished
• acquainted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flagged

Verb

Iowa lined up to go for it on fourth down at the Michigan 28 late in the game and left guard Leighton Jones was flagged for a false start. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

The measure had already been flagged by the government last week as part of Lula’s election-year economic agenda. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

But a subsequent review found there had been other attempts by the AI model to use the same method to reach the internet that had not been flagged by the monitoring system. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Funds get held in reserve, accounts get flagged, and in the worst cases, the account gets shut down entirely, with no explanation of what went wrong or why the tool failed. — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

He was arrested with the blade on his person after the third victim flagged down cops. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

As deputies were on the way, they were flagged down by a man who said he had been shot at, according to the sheriff’s office. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

After any communication, workers store their devices in lockers on the kiosk where they can be charged or temporarily put out of service, and flagged to a manager to check on it. — David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

In 2023, a federal audit flagged serious pesticide incidents in half a dozen counties and uncovered patchwork oversight by agricultural commissioners. — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026