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hag

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hag

1 a mean or ugly old woman

  • although she looks like a hag, she's really the sweetest old lady you could ever hope to meet
Synonyms of hag

beldam (or beldame), carline (or carlin) [chiefly Scottish], crone, hellcat, trot, witch
Words Related to hag

harpy, shrew, virago

2 a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

  • falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague
Synonyms of hag

enchantress, hex, sorceress, witch
Words Related to hag

charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist

magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

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