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Synonyms for tag

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Rag

rag, shred, tatter rare

2. Tips — involving being tagged physically. A game, especially for children on playgrounds, in which one player (known…

it UK, tips AU

3. Dialogue tag — nonphysical label. An attribution in narrated dialogue (eg, "he said") or attributed words (e.g. "he thought")

dialogue tag, speech tag

Verb

2. Label

label, mark

3. Add

add, affix, attach, append, annex US, annexe UK

Other

point

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

  2. n. 2

    Involving being tagged physically. A game, especially for children on playgrounds, in which one player (known as "it") attempts to touch another, who then becomes "it"; any similar game of chasing and trying to reach, touch, shoot, or label other players.

  3. v. 1

    To label (something).

  4. v. 2

    To mark (something) with one's graffiti tag.

Forms

Plural
tags → rags, shreds, tatters, tickets…
Past participle
tagged
e.g. tagged → dogged, tailed, followed, tracked…

Example sentences

  • rag My mother uses my father's old short as a dust rag.
  • moniker Isabelle was known by the moniker “Bell.”

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tagrising
ragrising
monikerrising

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

By length

2 letters
it1
3 letters
dog1, add1, tip1, rag1
4 letters
mark1, tips1, tail1
5 letters
point1, track1, catch1, trail1, chase1, label2, annex2, shred1, affix2, tiggy
6 letters
follow2, ticket2, attach2, append2, annexe, chasey, tatter2
7 letters
moniker3
8 letters
chasings

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (label2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
balise
Italiano
segnale