SLAG Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of slag

chiefly British

as in to blame

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama

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Recent Examples of slag

Verb

Someone was slagging someone else, someone was telling an outraged story, someone was discussing the logistics of the night. — Literary Hub, 22 May 2025 That’s not meant to slag his breakout 30-goal season, though. — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025

Noun

The result was a golf course built on top of a mountain of slag — a rocky waste product from steel production — that was capped with bio-solids that are treated human waste. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2026 Indonesia uses two types of smelters, which produce potential pollutants — either tailings or slag — which can leach into the ground or water if not stored properly. — NPR, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for slag

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slag

Verb

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei blamed Washington for the chaos gripping the region.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei blamed Washington for the chaos gripping the Middle East.

— Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of blame

Noun

The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region.

— Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool was constructed in 1999 in a $15-million project to replace a previous pool in the area that was filled with silt.

— Dante Estrada, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of silt

Verb

His past medical reports have been criticized for offering limited detail and including statistics that some health professionals have viewed with skepticism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
During the Democratic state convention in Corpus Christi last month, the Democratic candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, criticized Abbott.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of criticize

Noun

But the real key to the magic is that frenetic tone — the dirty, grungy, previously unheard sludge created when guitarist/Ray’s brother Dave Davies slashed his amp’s speaker with a razor.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Inline water filters can be installed and are widely used to trap dirt, debris, and sludge.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026

Definition of sludge

Verb

Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises.

— Lia Russell July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Most earthquakes in North America east of the Rockies, per USGS, occur as faulting within bedrock, usually miles deep.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of fault

Verb

Oman’s Foreign Ministry also condemned the latest attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait in an X post, warning that the escalation of military tensions in the region poses a threat to not only its security, but overall maritime safety.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Another condemned the preference shown for evangelical Christian translations of the Bible over a diversity of translations, inclusive of many denominations.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Definition of condemn

Noun

Separate recyclables and food waste from general waste, use the blue bags for what is left, and don't be surprised if your host checks your work.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
The man who is never the smartest or hardest working person in the room has brought to Connecticut a team of combatants who are devoted to winning by laying waste to anyone, especially women, who gets in the way.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026