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plural of rag
Synonyms of rags
(Entry 1 of 2)
covering for the human body
- the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags
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rags
verb
present tense third-person singular of rag
Synonyms & Antonyms of rags (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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Words Related to rags
- abuses,
- assails,
- attacks,
- bad-mouths,
- blames,
- blasts,
- censures,
- condemns,
- criticizes,
- crucifies,
- denounces,
- disses
- [slang],
- excoriates,
- faults,
- harangues,
- knocks,
- laces (into),
- lashes,
- pans,
- reprehends,
- reviles,
- scourges,
- slams,
- vituperates
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“Rags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rags. Accessed 3 Oct. 2022.
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