Synonyms of flags

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noun

plural of flag

1

as in banners

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

• banners
• colors
• ensigns
• pennants
• streamers
• standards
• pennons
• insignia
• guidons
• badges
• pendants
• signalers
• jacks
• banderoles
• buntings
• white flags
• crests
• black flags
• semaphores
• tricolors
• coats of arms
• burgees
• wafts
• gonfalons
• Jolly Rogers
• union jacks

2

as in signals

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

• signals
• red lights
• tocsins
• knells

flags

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of flag

1

as in droops

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

flowers flagging in the summer heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• droops
• hangs
• sags
• swags
• falls
• lolls
• wilts
• subsides
• collapses
• slumps
• sinks
• drops
• slouches
• crumples
• yields
• caves (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffens
• rises
• distends
• straightens
• uncurls
• unbends

2

as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fades
• weakens
• sags
• sinks
• goes
• fails
• droops
• lags
• decays
• wastes (away)
• languishes
• deteriorates
• withers
• wilts
• emaciates
• wears out
• breaks down
• yields
• runs down
• degenerates
• rots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rallies
• recovers
• rebounds
• recuperates
• gains
• convalesces

flags

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of flag

as in waves

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

flagged the cars into the other parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waves
• motions
• signals
• gestures
• beckons
• signs
• tells
• nods
• informs
• mimes
• shrugs
• pantomimes
• gesticulates
• advises
• signalizes
• flourishes
• relates
• acquaints

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flags

Noun

Once selected, state flags will be ordered to fly at half-staff on Nicholas's memorial date to honor his bravery and sacrifice. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Israelis at the World Cup also faced a multitude of Palestinian flags and anger over Israel’s occupation of lands Palestinians claim for their future state and its treatment of the people who live there. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

National flags rising toward the rafters while an anthem echoes through the arena. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Israeli tanks maneuver around new military posts marked by towering Israeli flags within eyesight of Palestinians in al-Shujaiya. — Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 July 2026

American flags lined the back of the red stage set in Statuary Hall. — Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

Both lifestyles, as Tubbs saw them, were about having principles, living for something bigger than yourself, protecting the defenseless—both righteous armies marching under different flags. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Many carried Iranian flags and images of the late leader or banners evoking Shiite Islam’s long history of martyrs. — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Red, white and green Islamic Republic flags and red banners with lettering calling for revenge lined the route. — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Verb

The customer data platform (CDP) flags the behavioral change, passes a churn propensity score to the CRM, and triggers a win-back sequence in the email platform without anyone pulling a list. — Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Kalshi, the biggest prediction market company, is hoping to bar political staffers from trading on their own races with a new system that flags possible violations. — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

By doing so, the phototransistor flags changes and patterns of interest. — Tereza Pultarova, IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026

If a trigger fails, a webhook times out, or a conditional branch breaks, the system flags the failure and enqueues it. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Ferdinand flags his interview with Casemiro, conducted at the Stretford End of United’s Old Trafford, as an example. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 25 June 2026

When the same company both flags the problem and sells the fix, the recommendation deserves a hard look. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

The report estimates roughly $300 million in meal program fraud and also flags potentially $9 billion more in questionable Medicaid payments. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 8 June 2026