TAGS Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of tag

as in labels

a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it read the tag on the shirt to find out if I could wash it or if it had to be dry-cleaned

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of tag

as in marks

to attach an identifying slip to tagged all the dresses with sale stickers before putting them on the rack

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as in tracks

to go after or on the track of wildlife experts surreptitiously tagged the timber wolf, carefully keeping a safe distance so the wolf wouldn't catch their scent and run

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of tag

as in clips

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye

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as in picks

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission

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Recent Examples of tags

Noun

Some even have tags saying that the content is AI-generated. —

Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 Even before the exhibition was open to the public, as the museum was readying for a private press preview, passersby on Grand Avenue grabbed paper tags from the outdoor installation’s instructions table and began filling the olive trees with their desires, the Broad said. —

Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Failure to pay civil restitution can prevent you from obtaining future hunting licenses, permits or tags. —

Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 The company’s signature Western shirt was designed with snap buttons, smile or sawtooth pockets and navy cuff-tags (trademarked in 1985, when Levi Strauss held the only other label-positioning trademark). —

Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 The Blumhouse Atomic Monster movie Obsession was launched like you’d do any genre pics –screenings at cult festivals like SXSW, with cute stunts like the Post It ‘lovey’ tags from the pic’s girlfriend Nikki (Inde Navarrette). —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026 Wearing collars to trigger automatic feeding machines which mix milk with powdered milk to order for each individual, and tags on their ears for identification, they are very closely monitored. —

Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 During that time, the team has removed more than 22,000 pounds of trash and more than 7,000 graffiti tags. —

Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 4 June 2026 Within the natural roses were ones made of paper that had tags attached to the stems with each guests’ name and table number. —

Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Verb

McDonnell, who focuses on predatory fish and impacts from climate change and fishing, typically tags fish with sensors for studies. —

Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Gerth gets notified every time a neighbor tags her on Facebook. —

Noel Brennan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026 Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle. —

Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers tags out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at home plate during the sixth inning at American Family Field on July 08, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. —

Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 Behind the scenes, Billo tags your videos, tracks what elements perform best—things like hooks, calls to action, and formats—and shares that info with brands. —

Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tags

Noun

When added up, all the trims that go into a garment—threads, elastics, labels, drawstrings and more—comprise roughly 40 percent of its bill of materials.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Yan and his colleagues used sound waves to encode a stream of data, including images and labels that identified those images.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026