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nag

[nag] / næg /
VERB
harass, bother
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoy badger berate fuss hector hound irk irritate pester scold tease torment vex
STRONG
bait bug dog eat egg goad harry heckle importune needle nudge plague prod provoke ride upbraid urge worry
WEAK
carp at find fault give a hard time pick at take it out on work on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist compliment delight help make happy please praise soothe
STRONG
discourage dissuade support
WEAK
assuage

Example Sentences

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I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

"Richard was incredibly keen on transplants and he used to nag me, 'what do you want to do?' and I was a bit wishy washy about it and wouldn't really answer."

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Still, in the weeks and months following the decoder experiments, the unsettling implications of the device began to nag at him.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

He also this week said "Yeah" in response to an X message that "No steering wheel nag will be a *game changer* for FSD user satisfaction."

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

For the first week Uncle Lome did hire the landlady’s gentle nag for Johnny.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.