Synonyms of tugs

tugs 1 of 2

noun

plural of tug

as in pulls

the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

gave the man in front a tug on his shirtsleeve as a sign that he was supposed to step aside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• yanks
• jerks
• wrenches
• hauls
• draws
• grabs
• plucks
• tows
• twitches
• hitches
• snatches
• drags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• thrusts
• heaves
• shoves

tugs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tug

1

as in hauls

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

tugged on the door until it opened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• hauls
• drags
• tows
• draws
• lugs
• carries
• attracts
• heaves
• hales
• yanks
• jerks
• moves
• transports
• conveys
• ferries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• drives
• propels
• thrusts
• shoves

2

as in struggles

to devote serious and sustained effort

she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggles
• strives
• labors
• works
• tries
• endeavors
• plows
• slaves
• toils
• hustles
• plugs
• sweats
• humps
• plods
• digs (away)
• grubs
• pegs (away)
• bangs away
• slogs
• strains
• fags
• travails
• beavers (away)
• drudges
• sweats blood
• exerts
• moils
• hammers (away)
• exercises
• drives
• attacks
• buckles (down)
• applies (oneself)
• pitches in
• knuckles down
• scratches
• overworks
• wades
• grinds (out)
• digs in
• essays
• trudges
• ekes out
• overexerts
• scrabbles
• puts out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaks
• slackens
• eases (up)
• rests
• lets up
• lazes
• shirks
• idles
• hangs (around or out)
• dallies
• slacks (off)
• chills
• bums
• lounges
• relaxes
• goldbricks
• unwinds
• loafs
• dillydallies
• goofs (off)
• plays
• hangs
• hacks (around)
• lolls
• reposes
• basks
• footles
• dabbles
• fribbles
• fools around
• doodles
• veges out
• vegges out
• trifles
• hangs about
• messes around
• putters (around)
• monkeys (around)
• goofs (around)
• potters (around)