WAG Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

as in flap

a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down the dog gave its tail a single wag before it flopped back down

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noun (2)

as in comedian

a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal for the newspaper

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verb

ˈwag

as in to flap

to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions the cat's tail wagged back and forth in annoyance

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as in to gossip

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature tongues will wag as soon as word of the house's selling price gets around

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as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements the bird's head wagged jerkily as it looked for worms

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Recent Examples of wag

Noun

So Michigan is going to get away with the biggest on-field cheating scandal in the history of college football with nothing more than a finger wag and slap on the wrist, right? —

Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer known for his finger wag after blocking a shot during his career, has died, the NBA announced Monday. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024

Verb

From the title on, Babygirl feels designed to get tongues wagging rather than lolling. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024 Written with compassionate perception by Jen Cordery and directed with a facile touch by Matt Cascella in his feature debut should find many in the audiences wagging their tails in approval. —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wag

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Verb

This is more than believable as Barnes strings together seemingly simple movements — flapping a leg on repeat, spinning with freedom and force, snapping her fingers with glee — whipping from one direction to the next like a gale wind.

— Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
An occasional scything wind flapped the flags flying at half-staff.

— Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025