rag

The word “rag” has 1 syllable: rag

It's pronounced as /ræɡ/

What is synonym and antonym for rag?

In the thesaurus, “rag” has 245 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for rag

abuse
activewear
admonish
adventure
annual
antic
apparel
array
assail
attack
attire
bad-mouth
banter
baste
bawl out
belittle
berate
bimonthly
biweekly
blame
blast
book
bravery
broadside
bulletin
call down
caparison
caper
capriccio
caprice
castigate
censure
chastise
chew out
chide
civies
civvies
clobber
clothes
clothing
conceit
condemn
costume
costumery
couture
criticize
crucify
daily
deceit
deception
deed
delusion
denounce
dido
digest
dis
dishrag
disparage
diss
diurnal
dress
dress down
duds
dustcloth
edition
ensemble
escapade
excoriate
experience
extra
fancy
fanzine
fault
feat
finery
flay
foofaraw
fooling
fraud
frippery
frock
frolic
gag
gaiety
gambit
game
garb
garderobe
garments
gaudery
gayety
gazette
gear
getup
glad rags
guise
haberdashery
habit
hammer
hanky-panky
harangue
harass
high jinks
hijinks
hoax
hoodwinking
horseplay
jaw
jest
jive
joke
joking
josh
journal
keelhaul
kid
kidding
knavery
knock
lambast
lambaste
lark
lash
lay into
lecture
little magazine
livery
loungewear
mag
magazine
maneuver
menswear
mission
mock
monthly
mufti
needle
newsletter
newsmagazine
newspaper
newsweekly
nightclothes
organ
outerwear
outfit
pan
paper
patch
performance
periodical
pictorial
play
playwear
ploy
practical joke
prank
pret-a-porter
pretties
put down
quarterly
raiment
rate
razz
ready-to-wear
rebuke
regalia
remnant
reprehend
reprimand
reproach
reprove
review
revile
rib
ridicule
rig
rigging
roguery
roughhousing
rowdyism
ruse
scoff
scold
score
scorn
scourge
scrap
semimonthly
semiweekly
serial
sham
shavie
sheet
shred
skylarking
slam
sleepwear
slick
smallclothes
sportswear
stratagem
stunt
subterfuge
supplement
tab
tabloid
tailoring
take to task
tatter
tatters
tawdry
tease
teasing
threads
time
toggery
togs
tomfoolery
tongue-lash
trick
trickery
trim
triweekly
trumpery
underclothes
underwear
upbraid
vagary
vestiary
vestments
vesture
vituperate
waggery
wardrobe
wear
wearables
weeds
weekly
whim
whimsey
whimsy
wile
wiper
yearbook
zine

Antonyms for rag

approve
endorse
extol
extoll
indorse
laud
praise
sanction

Meanings of rag

noun
1. (in the plural) Tattered clothes.
2. A piece of old cloth; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred, a tatter.
3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
4. A ragged edge in metalworking.
5. A sail, or any piece of canvas.
6. A newspaper, magazine.
7. A poor, low-ranking kicker.
8. A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
9. A prank or practical joke.
10. A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
11. An informal dance party featuring music played by African-American string bands.
12. A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
verb
1. To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
2. To become tattered.
3. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
4. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
5. To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
6. To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
7. To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
8. To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
9. To dance to ragtime music.
10. To add syncopation (to a tune) and thereby make it appropriate for a ragtime song.

Example Sentences

She used an old rag to wipe down the dusty shelves in the attic.
The mechanic grabbed a greasy rag to clean his hands after fixing the car engine.
In the kitchen, she reached for a rag to dry the dishes after washing them.
He tied a rag around his injured knee to stop the bleeding before seeking medical attention.
The children had a playful tug-of-war with a rag during recess.

On this page you'll find 253 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rag, such as: abuse, activewear, admonish, adventure, annual, antic, apparel.

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