Synonyms of flags

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noun

plural of flag

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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

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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

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

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex monitors uncertainty and flags when expectations or norms get broken. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

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

Throughout the tournament, many turned out specifically for Eala, including Monday’s final, with Philippines flags seen in the crowd. — Jill Martin, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Eala supporters flooded the main stadium this week during her matches waving Philippines flags, and sometimes even clapping for opponents missed serves (a tennis etiquette no-no). — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2026

His opinion will be better received, and people will unconsciously be giving his appearance green flags and listening without any distraction. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

That was clear in the apparel, flags, and voices of the Fire fans in the building. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

State Fair Pride Day Rainbow flags and community pride were on full display at the fair Saturday, as the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State Fair Pride Day for the first time. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Verb

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

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