fagging

The word “fagging” has 2 syllables: fag-ging

It's pronounced as /ˈfæɡɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for fagging?

In the thesaurus, “fagging” has 45 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for fagging

  • annoy
  • bore
  • busting
  • depress
  • deteriorate
  • disable
  • disgust
  • dishearten
  • dispirit
  • displease
  • drain
  • draining
  • dwindle
  • exasperate
  • exhaust
  • exhausting
  • fade
  • fail
  • faint
  • fatigue
  • frazzle
  • impoverish
  • irk
  • irritate
  • jade
  • killing
  • laboring
  • overwork
  • rot
  • sap
  • striving
  • struggling
  • suffer
  • tire
  • tire out
  • tiring
  • use up
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wearing
  • weary
  • wither
  • working
  • worry

Antonyms for fagging

  • activating
  • aid
  • assist
  • breaking
  • build
  • bumming
  • calm
  • cheer
  • chilling
  • comfort
  • dallying
  • delight
  • develop
  • enable
  • encourage
  • energize
  • energizing
  • excite
  • grow
  • help
  • idling
  • invigorate
  • invigorating
  • lazing
  • letting up
  • loafing
  • lounging
  • make happy
  • please
  • refresh
  • resting
  • shirking
  • slackening
  • soothe
  • strengthen
  • strengthening

Meanings of fagging

  • verb
    1. (used mainly in passive form) To make exhausted, tired out.
    2. To droop; to tire.
    3. For a younger student to act as a servant for senior students in many British boarding schools.
    4. To have (a younger student) act as a servant in this way.
    5. To work hard, especially on menial chores.
  • noun
    1. The system in boarding schools whereby younger students acted as servants for older students.

Example Sentences

  • After a long day of hiking, I usually find myself fagging out and ready for a good night's rest.
  • Hours of studying for exams left me fagging out by the time midnight rolled around.
  • The intense workout session at the gym had everyone fagging out but feeling accomplished.
  • We spent the entire day at the theme park, and by evening, we were all fagging out from the excitement.
  • The energy of the music festival kept us going for hours, but eventually, we started fagging out and sought a quiet spot to relax.

On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fagging, such as: activating, aid, annoy, assist, bore, breaking, build.

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