Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flagging

2 senses of flagging

Sense 1
flagging -- (flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place")
       => collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage -- (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Sense 2
flagging -- (a walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative")
       => walk, walkway, paseo -- (a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flag

5 senses of flag

Sense 1
flag -- (communicate or signal with a flag)
       => sign, signal, signalize, signalise -- (communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu")
          Phrasal Verb-> flag down#1

Sense 2
flag -- (provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately")
       => mark -- (make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads")

Sense 3
sag, droop, swag, flag -- (droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness)
       => sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees")

Sense 4
flag -- (decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday")
       => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")

Sense 5
ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag -- (become less intense)
       => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper")

Antonyms of adj flagging

1 sense of flagging

Sense 1
drooping, flagging -- (weak from exhaustion)

INDIRECT (VIA tired) -> rested -- (not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation")

Similarity of adj flagging

1 sense of flagging

Sense 1
drooping, flagging -- (weak from exhaustion)
       => tired (vs. rested) -- (depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat")

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