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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

They'll leave with brilliant memories of days and nights together, of wins on the road that bonded them, of a series won, but Saturday will nag away at them forever.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Then in the script, I'm the nag parent, and Luke Kirby gets to be the fun one, so that nature starts to feed it.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

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

I think back to all the times I’ve heard Grandma nag at him about his blood pressure and not eating too much salt.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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