nag at

VERB

criticize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blame blast castigate censure chastise chide condemn denounce excoriate reprimand

STRONG

bash blister carp clobber disparage fluff fustigate hit knock lambaste pan rap reprehend reprobate reprove rip roast scorch skin slam slog slug trash trim zap

WEAK

animadvert on come down on cut down cut to bits cut up denunciate do a number on dress down find fault fulminate against give bad press jump on nit-pick pick at scathe skin alive take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment exonerate forgive laud praise

STRONG

flatter lose

WEAK

estimate guess suppose

Example Sentences

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For all that he did this season, the Mariners’ failure to reach to the postseason and his own inconsistencies will nag at him all offseason and motivate him through workouts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

Years later, even as he went on to reestablish himself, that reality still seems to nag at Jagr.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

“Is nostalgia itself a failure to deal with the present day? Are you in retreat? That was something that started to nag at me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021

I have a third question, maybe just a rewording of the first and second: Doesn’t that nag at you even a little?

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2020

He doesn’t feel this always, just enough to nag at him, settling over his thoughts like a web.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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