JAG Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

jag

noun

Definition of jag

as in spree

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as in spike

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Recent Examples of jag The album is a hot mess of conflicted emotions, empty braggadocio, poor technique, and heartbreaking yet tiresome crying jags. — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025 Bowyer was returning to California from a jag in Vegas. — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 That’s how music became the unofficial theme of our India jag and an enduring source of fascination for him. — Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 There’s the deep sea portion—the Davy Jones’ Locker realm where only top-secret missions and movie directors on submarine jags dare venture. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024 The guard said 'stand right here' and the Queen came by driving herself home from church in her jag [Jaguar car]. — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024 Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million. — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023 On Rogan, Cooper went on a jag essentially about how he was not given free rein to empathize with Nazis and how antisemites were being unfairly banished from the public square. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jag

Noun

European private equity firms are also on a marina buying spree to fill the shortage in the Mediterranean.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
From a writer’s perspective, one knock-on effect of the Substack boom has been the rising cachet around writing itself, despite the spree of recent news stories declaring the end of reading.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of spree

Noun

The spike extended an eight-month run of annual gains due to oil supply disruptions at the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, adding to the sustained pressure on airline operating costs.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
That’s better than the 16% spike in hate crimes across the five boroughs, where there were 522 incidents citywide as opposed to 450 last year.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of spike

Noun

Pinch-runner Cedric Mullins replaced Caminero before DeLuca, who had made sparkling catches to deny Yelich in the third and William Contreras in the fourth, hit a grounder past the mound as Drohan tried in vain to make a behind-the-back snag.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
New Denim had a tighter weave to resist snags and tears and was stronger and more durable than other denim, yet still pliable and comfortable.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of snag

Noun

Miami-Dade teachers will continue to be paid a salary supplement that helps pad their paychecks after voters on Tuesday approved the renewal of a dedicated property tax.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
The skin care gem instantly delivers a gorgeous glow, while supporting your lipid barrier and skin cell renewal.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of renewal

Noun

Now, Georgia voters are getting a new sticker with a new design.

— Leondra Head, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Teachers wanted new leadership and the sticker — a red dot — served as a collective reminder to go vote against the incumbent, Buchanan said.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sticker

Noun

Campaign cash has become a flashpoint in the bitter race, with candidates and their allies trading barbs over the influence of special interests.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
As Tuesday’s election barrels toward them, Becerra and Hilton traded barbs and barnstormed California in a relatively sedate race to succeed Democrat Gavin Newsom, who is wrapping up his final term as governor and considering a run for president.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of barb

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