Synonyms of drags

drags 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drag

1

as in pulls

to cause to follow by applying steady force on

the deliveryman dragged the barrels over against the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• drives
• propels
• thrusts
• shoves

2

as in lingers

to move or act slowly

one of the climbers was beginning to drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lingers
• crawls
• pokes
• delays
• strolls
• lags
• dawdles
• shuffles
• loiters
• creeps
• plays
• mopes
• staggers
• marks time
• diddles
• falls behind
• tarries
• hangs fire
• stalls
• dallies
• drops behind
• drags one's heels
• lollygags
• lallygags
• saunters
• idles
• drags one's feet
• ambles
• dillydallies
• lounges
• takes one's time
• decelerates
• inches
• shilly-shallies
• eases
• plods
• lolls
• putters (around)
• lumbers
• loafs
• fiddles (around)
• potters (around)
• fools around
• slows (down or up)
• hangs (around or out)
• procrastinates
• monkeys (around)
• messes around
• trifles
• temporizes
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• runs
• rips
• flies
• hurries
• tears
• scurries
• hastens
• races
• barrels
• whisks
• scoots
• speeds
• whirls
• courses
• zips
• whizzes
• dashes
• careers
• hurtles
• scrambles
• runs
• bolts
• hustles
• rockets
• darts
• trots
• scuds
• jogs
• humps
• accelerates
• gallops
• bowls
• breezes
• stampedes
• sprints
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• hotfoots (it)
• overtakes
• outruns
• outstrips
• outpaces
• catches up
• fast-forwards

3

as in crawls

to move slowly

the play dragged and seemed to take forever to get to its predictable conclusion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawls
• shuffles
• creeps
• pokes
• limps
• slouches
• inches
• oozes
• plods
• creaks (along)
• trudges
• noses
• snails
• lumbers
• shambles
• tramps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• races
• flies
• speeds
• floats
• glides
• tears
• sails
• whizzes
• zips
• hurries

drags

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noun

plural of drag

1

as in bores

someone or something boring

that lecture was such a drag that half of the audience fell asleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bores
• yawns
• drips
• nudnicks
• snoozes
• snoozers
• droners
• yawners
• nudniks
• dullsvilles
• downers
• pills
• bromides
• bummers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• kicks
• blasts
• gases
• gasses
• uppers

2

as in streets

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

the main drag in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streets
• drives
• highways
• roads
• thoroughfares
• routes
• freeways
• expressways
• boulevards
• carriageways
• roadways
• passes
• arteries
• turnpikes
• arterials
• pike
• ways
• causeways
• pikes
• rows
• avenues
• lanes
• interstates
• traces
• thruways
• high roads
• bypasses
• motorways
• corridors
• trails
• alleys
• parkways
• closes
• tracks
• crossroads
• switchbacks
• through streets
• ring roads
• Main Streets
• side streets
• superhighways
• branches
• dual carriageways
• dead ends
• autobahns
• circles
• secondary roads
• side roads
• alleyways
• autostradas
• beltways
• backstreets
• byways
• autostrade
• corniches
• high streets
• shunpikes
• places
• mews
• autoroutes
• bystreets
• laneways
• cul-de-sacs
• culs-de-sac

3

as in obstacles

something that makes movement or progress difficult

the drag of stagnating wages on bringing the economy out of the recession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obstacles
• hurdles
• lets
• obstructions
• embarrassments
• barriers
• stops
• chains
• burdens
• shackles
• loads
• blocks
• cramps
• interferences
• stumbling blocks
• clogs
• handicaps
• impediments
• balks
• inhibitions
• encumbrances
• constraints
• hindrances
• hitches
• manacles
• fetters
• trammels
• rubs
• deterrents
• catches
• snags
• crimps
• brakes
• bars
• delays
• restraints
• hobbles
• reins
• holdbacks
• curbs
• stone walls
• brick walls
• dangers
• disadvantages
• blockades
• arrests
• stalls
• stoppages
• hazards
• blockages
• difficulties
• embargoes
• checks
• hardships
• bits
• drawbacks
• perils
• reefs
• holdups
• cumbers
• adversities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spurs
• stimuli
• incentives
• catalysts
• breaks
• stimulants
• goads
• edges
• advantages
• help
• benefits
• aids
• impetuses
• boosts
• handmaidens
• handmaids
• assistances

4

as in sips

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

took a deep drag of tequila before speaking his piece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• gulps
• drinks
• swallows
• snorts
• nips
• drops
• belts
• swigs
• slugs
• drafts
• swills
• shots
• quaffs
• sups
• drams

5

as in crabs

a person who spoils the pleasure of others

the teenager was mortified to be seen in public with such drags—her parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bores
• crabs
• wet blankets
• party poopers
• drips
• cynics
• spoilsports
• grinches
• killjoys
• complainers
• old maids
• defeatists
• grumps
• knockers
• Jeremiahs
• soreheads
• downers
• goody-goodies
• sourpusses
• stick-in-the-muds
• fuddy-duddies
• pessimists
• whiners
• grouches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live wires
• rakes
• jesters
• revelers
• revellers
• merrymakers
• celebrants
• roisterers
• celebrators
• cutups
• libertines
• carousers
• playboys
• rejoicers
• playgirls

6

as in clothes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

they attended the Renaissance fair in medieval drag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• attires
• garbs
• outfits
• togs
• getups
• guises
• duds
• styles
• raiments
• modes
• habiliments
• apparels
• vestments
• fashions
• caparisons
• arrays