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rags

The word “rags” has 1 syllable: rags

It's pronounced as /ræɡz/

What is synonym and antonym for rags?

In the thesaurus, “rags” has 8 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for rags

  • attire
  • clothes
  • clothing
  • dress
  • garments
  • lectures
  • reprimands
  • scolds

Antonyms for rags

Meanings of rags

  • 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 old rags to clean the dusty shelves in the attic.
  • The beggar wore tattered rags as he wandered the streets.
  • After the party, they gathered the paper plates and plastic cups into rags for disposal.
  • In the old barn, they found a stack of antique rags once used by farmhands.
  • With determination, she turned her life around from rags to riches through hard work and perseverance.

On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rags, such as: approves, attire, clothes, clothing, dress, endorses, garments.

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