Synonyms of hag

hag

noun

ˈhag 

1

as in witch

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 & Similar Words

• witch
• crone
• shrew
• trot
• beldam
• carline
• hellcat
• harpy
• virago

2

as in sorceress

a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague

Synonyms & Similar Words

• witch
• sorceress
• sorcerer
• magician
• enchantress
• warlock
• hex
• wizard
• necromancer
• charmer
• voodoo
• enchanter
• conjurer
• voodooist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hag

Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags! — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags. — The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026

Ah, the famous and epic love between an up-and-coming designer and his hag. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026

The regulars fired at them with a booming 12-pounder that made the American boys lift their knees like old hags, trip and founder as tentacles of water dragged them under. — Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026