Synonyms for drag

Most common

drop back · drop behind · get behind · trail · sweep up · sweep · haul · charge

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

push, leave, rest

All antonyms of drag →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

   You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you.

2. v. 2

   To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

   Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.

3. n. 1

   A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.

   Near-synonyms: dray, stoneboat

4. n. 2

   Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.

   When designing cars, manufacturers have to take drag into consideration.

Related words

Word family

dragbar draggy draglink drag-drop dragger draggle dragline dragster

Phrases

drag one's feet main drag drag in drag one's heels volatility drag drag down drag out drag queen

Is a kind of

move pull transport

Forms

Plural

drags → pulls, puffs, drays, stoneboats…

Past participle

dragged
e.g. dragged → trailed, lingered, swept, troubled…

Choose the right word

Example sentences

• sweep Can someone please sweep the floor in the kitchen?
• load The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
• tow Tom broke into the tow yard to steal his car back.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

tow¹, tug¹, lug¹

4 letters

draw¹, pull¹, load¹, cart¹, haul¹, bore¹, hale¹, puff¹, skid¹, clog¹, dray¹

5 letters

train¹, trail¹, sweep¹, scuff¹

6 letters

charge¹, dragon², linger², tangle², harrow², dredge¹, schlep, charre

7 letters

trouble², embroil², skidpan

9 letters

criticize³, criticise, stoneboat

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dragon² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

traîner

Italiano

trascinare

Español

arrastrar

Català

arrossegar