TOWS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

tows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tow

as in pulls

to cause to follow by applying steady force on towed the car into the shop for repair

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tows

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noun

plural of tow

as in tugs

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Recent Examples of tows

Verb

The Wingcube is a tall, narrow box that tows easily on top of a separate trailer. — New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026 The Santa Cruz tows 3,500 pounds with the base engine or 5,000 pounds with all-wheel drive. — James Raia, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025

Noun

Fewer tows have happened at Berkeley Heights since the law passed, according to Waterbury tow logs. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tows

Verb

As the motor pulls the tendons, the tail bends into an S-shape, creating the side-to-side motion that quietly moves the whole device forward.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Each summer, the Premier League’s financial power pulls further and further away from what the rest of Europe’s leagues can muster.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulls

Noun

Firefly Aerospace started as a launch company and now builds Moon landers and space tugs.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
The European Investment Bank (EIB) estimates that roughly 200 wrecks, including warships, barges, tugs, and cargo vessels, remain scattered across a five-kilometer stretch of the river near Prahovo.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tugs

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Nevertheless, 2022’s Scream, revs the engine of the Scream 4, then hauls it in overdrive when more murderous mayhem storms through Woodsboro.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
And just a few miles away, the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway hauls visitors to the summit of the property’s namesake, and the highest peak in the Northeast at nearly 6,300 feet.

— Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauls

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M’Benga drags him into a private room to discuss the situation, and whether or not Reeger is driven by revenge, not reason.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
New York — The Iran war has saddled Americans with a massive energy bill that continues to mount as the conflict drags on.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of drags

Noun

Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.

— Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

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