Synonyms of drag
78 similar words · 4 opposite words
Another word for drag is skidpan. Other synonyms of drag are lug, pull, dray, stoneboat and harrow.
Synonyms and similar words for drag
nounA puff on a cigarette or joint.
nounA kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
nounA skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- skidpanA shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when...
verbTo break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- harrowTo drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
verbTo roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- criticize
- admonishTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- animadvert
- bash
- bawl out
- tilt
- cannonadeTo discharge artillery fire upon.
- slash
- lash
- blameTo censure (someone or something); to criticize.
- scorch informal
- blastTo criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- berateTo chide or scold vehemently.
- castigateTo punish or reprimand someone severely.
- censureTo criticize harshly.
- charge
- chastiseTo castigate; to scold or censure.
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chide
- condemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
- denounceTo criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly...
- denunciateTo condemn openly.
- deprecateTo express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- derogate
- dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
- dress down
- eat someone alive
- excoriate
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- fulminate
- get at
- get downTo criticise; to be strict towards.
- get up Australia
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- give somebody what-for
- inveigh
- lace into
- lambasteTo scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- lay into
- lecture
- light intoTo set upon or attack.
- objurgate
- pooh-poohTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
- put someone on blast slangTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- rate
- read somebody the riot act
- rebukeTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
- reprehendTo criticize, to reprove.
- reprimandTo reprove in a formal or official way.
- reproachTo criticize or rebuke (someone).
- reproveTo express disapproval.
- rip into
- rubbish Australia
- savage
- scold
- skewer figuratively
- slamTo speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- slateTo criticize or critique (an author or a work) harshly; to castigate.
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- tell off
- threap
- tick offTo reprimand.
- tosh
- keelhaul
- upbraidTo criticize severely.
- vilifyTo belittle through speech; to put down.
- vituperateTo criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
- berisp obsoleteTo censure; reprove.
Opposite of drag
verbTo play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with...
- rushTo play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently...
Meaning of drag
- noun Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- noun Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- noun A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
drag in other languages
Questions about synonyms of drag
- What is another word for drag?
- Drag has 78 synonyms on Word.ws, such as skidpan, lug, pull, dray, stoneboat, harrow, criticize and admonish.
- What is the opposite of drag?
- The opposite of drag is leave. Other antonyms of drag are rest, rush and push.
- What does drag mean?
- Drag means resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
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