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

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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

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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

For weeks before Arbeen, pilgrims set off on foot for Karbala, some carrying flags with images of Imam Hussein in the searing heat. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

In northwest parts of the borough, with Colombian restaurants and flags on street corners and storefronts, the South American pride is hard to miss. — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

The assistant is told to check before making claims, never make up flags or APIs, automate anything that can be checked and separate evidence from belief. — Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Many of the pieces depict the horrors of war, with Ukrainian flags amid burning buildings but others show symbols of love and resilience. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

The banners and flags tell the stories and carry the names of other Washingtons — the everyday, historic and cultural Washingtons. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants. — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Philippine flags decorated the stands throughout Sunday’s rain-interrupted session and remained visible Monday, with the lower bowl filled for the resumption. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Abaildayev had a backpack and two flags with him, according to police. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

And this is one of those things that flags my lack of comprehension of most things happening in my midst. — John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Specifically, those Red Friday flags the Chiefs sell each year, which have become wildly popular. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Security flags it, legal wants a data review, IT says it's not approved, etc. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Her company, Mantis Biotech, makes a consumer software product called Parva that quietly reads how a person types and clicks, then flags cognitive change against that person's own history. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Interestingly, Nielsen also flags an annual tradition might be forming. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 July 2026

The Mayo Clinic flags multiple risks worth raising with your provider. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 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