Synonyms of wags

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noun (1)

plural of wag

as in flaps

a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down

the dog gave its tail a single wag before it flopped back down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flaps
• flicks
• twitches
• waggles
• wiggles
• waves
• shakes
• flutters
• switches
• swishes
• whisks
• nods
• whips
• rocks
• swings
• jerks
• wavers
• oscillations
• bobs
• sways
• jolts
• snaps
• jiggles

wags

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noun (2)

plural of wag

as in comedians

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor

some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal for the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comedians
• wits
• jokesters
• drolls
• gaggers
• humorists
• funnymen
• jesters
• entertainers
• gagsters
• farceurs
• clowns
• gagmen
• cards
• jokers
• comics
• comediennes
• buffoons
• knockabouts
• pranksters
• fools
• parodists
• kidders
• teasers
• harlequins
• zanies
• caricaturists
• practical jokers
• satirists
• wisecrackers
• quipsters
• banterers
• cutups
• lampooners
• quippers

wags

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wag

1

as in waggles

to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions

the cat's tail wagged back and forth in annoyance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waggles
• flaps
• flicks
• twitches
• swishes
• bobs
• swings
• switches
• jerks
• waves
• sways
• flutters
• shakes
• rocks
• oscillates
• lashes
• wavers
• wiggles
• whips
• flails
• flops
• flickers
• nods
• jolts
• jiggles
• jogs
• beats
• jigs
• joggles

2

as in gossips

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature

tongues will wag as soon as word of the house's selling price gets around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gossips
• talks
• dishes
• tattles
• tells
• spills the beans
• blabs
• hints
• reveals
• implies
• divulges
• intimates
• rumors
• suggests
• reports
• discloses
• circulates
• tips (off)
• squeals
• informs
• snitches
• babbles
• spills
• blabbers
• insinuates
• confides
• lets on
• noises (about or abroad)
• bandies (about)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shuts up
• clams up

3

as in bobs

to make short up-and-down movements

the bird's head wagged jerkily as it looked for worms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bobs
• pumps
• shakes
• jerks
• nods
• sways
• jogs
• seesaws
• wiggles
• bobbles
• jounces
• rocks
• ducks
• jiggles
• wobbles
• swings
• undulates
• oscillates
• drops

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wags

Noun

The Twitch Like wags or swishes, occasional sharp twitches of the tail are no cause for alarm for you, the hunter. — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Many critics, political pundits, and wags asked, somewhat rhetorically, whether anyone in the administration recalls how handing the responsibility of nuclear weaponry over to machines turned out in the Terminator movies. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026

One hums with high-speed drills and anxiety; the other echoes with joyful barks and tail wags. — Henry I. Miller, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026

That has, at least, spawned a rich stream of social media content, with wags across the world editing iconic cricket clips with the commentary coming before them. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Once returned to their moms, Lizzie and Bambie were all wags. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 Dec. 2025

When Cody the golden retriever was introduced to his new sibling, his owner probably would have hoped for some happy tail wags and some curious sniffs to show his curiosity. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

Less bending for pets + slower eating habits = better digestion and more tail wags. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2025

Verb

In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Duff puts her hand over her mouth and then wags her finger back and forth. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Yet the gas tail still wags the dog. — David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break. — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026

In a lot of ways, Phil is the tail that wags the dog. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025

As Gino wags his finger at his estranged wife, Natalie begins to approach Jasmine. — Abigail Adams, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Learn why the world wags and what wags it. — Literary Hub, 13 June 2025