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

Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

The demonstrators carried American flags, some flown upside down, as well as Confederate flags, as police monitored the event. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 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

Outside stadiums before games, fans from competing nations often pose for photos together, holding up their respective flags. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

Creating recovery flags with the three other mothers, including Bode, each of whom had lost sons the same way, turned the evening into a space of shared understanding. — Brianna Wallen, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Get out the red, white and blue, grab the denim and the patriotic bikini, a couple of American flags and get to work. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Before matches along the East Coast, thousands of fans from France, England, Panama, Argentina and other countries have filled Times Square to sing, cheer and wave flags with their countrymen and countrywomen. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

Wherever 21-year-old Filipina rising star Alexandra Eala plays, a Filipino diaspora packs the stands with flags and Tagalog chants, giving her a home-court edge. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Verb

The firm's system flags unusual transaction patterns during client onboarding and ongoing reviews. — Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 8 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

The triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio is a simple, widely available screening marker that flags people who may have insulin resistance. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026

The company also flags baseline cardiac disease, abnormal ECG, arrhythmia, prior cervical vagotomy, abnormal cervical anatomy, brain tumor or aneurysm history, head trauma, syncope, seizures and nickel allergy as unevaluated risks. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026