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

After the usually chatty Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker went a full 24 hours without posting anything, many began to theorize Cyberleek’s spree was over, and they’d been shut down or caught after Take-Two’s relentless pursuit.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Huang has led a far-reaching investment spree in recent years, as Nvidia works to maintain its central role in the artificial intelligence era.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of spree

Noun

In 2023, the California Department of Justice launched a civil rights probe into the practices of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department that led to the spike in in-custody deaths.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Still, the spike doesn’t necessarily make Boise expensive compared to other large markets.

— Mark Dee August 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of spike

Noun

And Netflix — the company that upended the pay-TV model more than a decade ago with binge-watching, password-sharing, and no advertisements — has reversed course on many of its previous strategies in an effort to keep investors happy.

— Alex Sherman,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
The show nonetheless takes an unexpected direction that makes for an enjoyably low-key binge.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of binge

Noun

Either way, plans could hit a logistical snag, leaving you no choice but to reconsider the entire thing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
But by the summer, when the company had sought to begin producing the earbuds, supply chain and software snags led Apple to postpone the product until 2027, Bloomberg reported in mid-June.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of snag

Noun

Related Articles An antique dealer friends with Dertz later identified it as a missing Picasso that had been stolen from DeLind’s gallery in 2018; a DeLind Fine Art Appraisals sticker was still attached to the back of the frame.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
His DeLind Fine Art Appraisals sticker was still attached to the back of the framed artwork.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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Asked about the rivalry Tuesday, McDonald said the Crips and Bloods in Compton were peaceful before Bad Boy and Death Row started trading barbs.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Anyone who has felt the sharp barb of a stingray knows that scalding hot water is the treatment.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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