Synonyms of rags

rags 1 of 2

noun

plural of rag

as in clothes

covering for the human body

the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• clothing
• attire
• garments
• dress
• apparel
• wear
• threads
• raiment
• garb
• vestments
• weeds
• toggery
• costume
• duds
• vesture
• gear
• livery
• togs
• rigging
• costumery
• clobber
• rig
• wearables
• habit
• finery
• vestiary
• wardrobe
• outfit
• tatters
• habiliment(s)
• regalia
• underwear
• guise
• couture
• trumpery
• pretties
• ensemble
• tawdry
• glad rags
• frippery
• frock
• trim
• underclothes
• bravery
• foofaraw
• caparison
• civvies
• tailoring
• garderobe
• getup
• smallclothes
• nightclothes
• sportswear
• gaiety
• haberdashery
• outerwear
• mufti
• ready-to-wear
• array
• gaudery
• sleepwear
• loungewear
• menswear
• playwear
• activewear
• prêt-à-porter

rags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rag

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolds
• lectures
• reprimands
• jaws
• blames
• criticizes
• upbraids
• scores
• bawls out
• hammers
• flays
• berates
• calls down
• bastes
• reproaches
• reams (out)
• faults
• rails (at or against)
• lays into
• admonishes
• dresses down
• castigates
• chastises
• mocks
• rants (at)
• attacks
• rebukes
• reads the riot act (to)
• rates
• takes to task
• tongue-lashes
• lambastes
• keelhauls
• pans
• chews out
• scourges
• harangues
• lashes
• reviles
• crucifies
• excoriates
• abuses
• chides
• slams
• remonstrates (with)
• disparages
• knocks
• vituperates
• condemns
• reproves
• denounces
• reprehends
• ridicules
• blasts
• bad-mouths
• laces (into)
• assails
• scoffs
• scorns
• censures
• belittles
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• sanctions
• praises
• extols
• lauds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rags

Noun

Drawn from the Times or local rags, the cutouts sometimes included images; others were just bits of text from the news or obituary sections. — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Andreotti would cool off in the shower, use wet rags and sometimes lay on the concrete floor. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Sunlight naturally sanitizes and refreshes fabrics; reusable cleaning rags reduce waste and can replace paper towels. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2026

According to Cara Robertson’s 2019 book The Trial of Lizzie Borden, her defense team struggled to thread the needle between explaining the bloody rags without offering the prosecution a new lane to discredit her. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

From SheetsGate to purposefully washing Joy’s uniforms with rags, the laundry room has unleashed something deranged in Gen. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Instead, New York officials recommended that people clean their own apartments with wet mops and wet rags and if possible with vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Their family friction and riches-to-rags plight ups the comic and dramatic ante, as the Wangs encounter the very different day-to-day lives of other Americans on their cross-country journey. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

These angular hooks are especially useful for gripping onto bathroom towels or kitchen rags. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing rags

• glad rags