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

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

Fans decked in the team’s iconic red and carrying its flags lined the streets and grandstands, pushing and cheering their team on. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Rainbow flags snapped in the warm breeze as music spilled into the streets, mixing with laughter, conversation and the steady pulse of the crowd. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

The crew was out of visual range of the advance flagger and so should have, as a matter of protocol, told the rail control center to hold all train service until the flags were set up, a source told The News. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Every September 11th, people assemble near Ground Zero for the tolling of a bell, the whispering of prayers, the offering of flowers, the waving of flags. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

The game, originally scheduled for last Friday, was full of yellow flags. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026

Studios now use YouTube to market their programs, and Google’s Content ID technology flags videos and gives copyright holders the ability to earn ad revenue on them. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

Nobody flags this internally because there's nothing to flag. — Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

According to Lucky Lincoln Gaming, when a terminal goes offline at a location in Peoria, the system flags it before anyone picks up the phone. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

The spokesperson added that misuse of Flock’s technology is unacceptable, and that every search is logged and reviewed through the company’s Audit Assistance tool, which flags unusual activity for administrators to review. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Other warning signs most people miss Moffitt Cancer Center flags several presentations that get mistaken for everyday skin issues. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026

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

The tool flags abnormal search behavior — for example, by an individual officer. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 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

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