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bag

The word “bag” has 1 syllable: bag

It's pronounced as /bæɡ/

What is synonym and antonym for bag?

In the thesaurus, “bag” has 32 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bag along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for bag

Antonyms for bag

  • compress
  • contract
  • discharge
  • forfeit
  • free
  • give
  • grant
  • lose
  • miss
  • pay
  • release
  • shrink

Meanings of bag

  • noun
    1. A flexible container made of cloth, paper, plastic, etc.
    2. A handbag.
    3. A suitcase.
    4. A schoolbag, especially a backpack.
    5. One’s preference.
    6. An ugly woman.
    7. The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.
    8. First, second, or third base.
    9. (preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it formerly had a plastic bag over the end to measure a set amount of breath.
    10. A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.
    11. A sac in animal bodies, containing some fluid or other substance.
    12. A pouch tied behind a man's head to hold the back-hair of a wig; a bag wig.
    13. The quantity of game bagged in a hunt.
    14. A scrotum.
    15. A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.
    16. (chiefly in the plural) A dark circle under the eye, caused by lack of sleep, drug addiction etc.
    17. A small envelope that contains drugs, especially narcotics.
    18. £1000, a grand.
    19. A large number or amount.
  • verb
    1. To put into a bag.
    2. To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
    3. To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
    4. To furnish or load with a bag.
    5. (African American Vernacular) To bring a woman one met on the street with one.
    6. (African American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.
    7. To criticise sarcastically.
    8. To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
    9. To fit with a bag to collect urine.
    10. To (cause to) swell or hang down like a full bag.
    11. To hang like an empty bag.
    12. To drop away from the correct course.
    13. To swell with arrogance.
    14. To become pregnant.

Example Sentences

  • She grabbed her bag and rushed out the door.
  • The grocery store cashier placed the items into a paper bag.
  • He forgot his lunch bag on the kitchen counter.
  • The fashionista always carries a designer bag with her.
  • The hiker packed a lightweight bag for the weekend camping trip.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bag, such as: achieve, attain, backpack, briefcase, bulge, catch, compress.

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Babbitt

  • bastard
  • boor
  • bounder
  • cad
  • clown
  • creep
  • cretin
  • crud
  • dirtbag
  • heel
  • jerk
  • louse
  • lout
  • philistine
  • rotter
  • scum
  • scumbag

Babbitts

  • bastards
  • boobs
  • boors
  • bounders
  • cads
  • churls
  • clowns
  • creeps
  • cretins
  • curs
  • dirtbags
  • heels
  • jerks
  • louses
  • louts
  • lowbrows
  • philistines
  • rats
  • rotters
  • scumbags
  • scums

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