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Synonyms of tag

17 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for tag is tig. Other synonyms of tag are touch, tiggy, dobby, hit and ticket.

Synonyms and similar words for tag

nounA small label.

nounAn attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said") or attributed words (e.g. "he thought").

nounA game, especially for children on playgrounds, in which one player (known as "it") attempts to...

  • tips AustraliaTag (a popular children's chasing game).
  • it UKThe person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

nounMore synonyms

  • dobbyThe children's game of tag.
  • hit
  • tigThe children's game of tag.
  • tiggyThe children′s game tag.
  • tuggyA game played by a person with a dog, in which they both take hold of a toy or other object and attempt to pull it away...
  • touchThe children's game of tag.
  • catch
  • chase
  • tick
  • tip
  • had

Opposite of tag

nounThe last scene of a TV program, often focusing on the program's subplot.

  • cold openAn opening segment shown before the opening credits, often there is no context given to the segment.

verbTo mark with a tag (metadata for classification).

  • untagTo remove a tag from.

Meaning of tag

  1. noun A small label.
  2. noun A skin tag, an excrescence of skin.
  3. noun A dangling lock of sheep's wool, matted with dung; a dung tag.

Full definition of tag

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Questions about synonyms of tag

What is another word for tag?
Tag has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as tig, touch, tiggy, dobby, hit and ticket.
What is the opposite of tag?
The opposite of tag is cold open. Other antonyms of tag are untag.
What does tag mean?
Tag means a small label.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tag (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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