Synonyms of nags

nags 1 of 2

noun

plural of nag

as in horses

a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding

a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• horses
• fillies
• racehorses
• colts
• stallions
• steeds
• equines
• ponies
• mares
• blacks
• mounts
• geldings
• foals
• roans
• warhorses
• mustangs
• hacks
• equids
• trotters
• chestnuts
• packhorses
• quarter horses
• hackneys
• duns
• bays
• saddle horses
• sorrels
• cow ponies
• broncos
• prancers
• cutting horses
• coursers
• workhorses
• buckskins
• gallopers
• pintos
• skates
• cobs
• chargers
• palominos
• jades
• skewbalds
• plugs
• dobbins

nags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nag

1

as in urges

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders

she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urges
• begs
• bothers
• annoys
• hounds
• dogs
• pecks (at)
• irks
• henpecks
• harasses
• picks at
• pesters
• needles
• prompts
• vexes
• pushes
• insists
• harries
• plagues
• badgers
• bugs
• spurs
• pressures
• goads
• prods
• exhorts
• incites
• cajoles
• pleads
• fusses (about or over)
• hassles
• eggs
• nitpicks
• rides
• coaxes
• wheedles
• baits
• importunes
• carps (at)
• yaps (at)
• chivies
• presses
• blandishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• recommends
• praises
• commends
• lauds
• applauds
• extols
• touts
• builds up
• eulogizes
• acclaims

2

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complains
• screams
• whines
• moans
• mutters
• grumbles
• worries
• growls
• kicks
• whimpers
• grouses
• squeals
• cries
• gripes
• squawks
• hollers
• murmurs
• bitches
• whinges
• wails
• bleats
• beefs
• keens
• inveighs
• kvetches
• yowls
• yammers
• bellyaches
• fusses
• carps
• crabs
• grouches
• croaks
• grumps
• caterwauls
• grizzles
• protests
• kicks up a fuss
• repines
• yawps
• maunders
• objects (to)
• sobs
• quarrels (with)
• laments
• quibbles
• blubbers
• bewails
• bemoans
• frets
• cavils
• deplores
• stews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delights
• rejoices
• takes
• accepts
• endures
• tolerates
• bears
• crows
• cheers
• commends
• applauds
• countenances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nags

Noun

Microsoft has also tried to upsell its OneDrive cloud storage with constant nags in Windows 11. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026

Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

On weekends, Nelson calls to make sure French has gotten up from bed and nags her to eat. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

But in the final moments, when Carol is back in her coach seat on the plane, something nags at her. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025