SLAG Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

chiefly British

as in to blame

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama

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Recent Examples of slag

Verb

That’s not meant to slag his breakout 30-goal season, though. —

The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Navel gazing obsession with one Twitter account and slagging colleagues. —

George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024

Noun

There are some issues with properties that residents who moved to Portage in the last 15 years or so assumed always flooded, but many of those problems were caused by the city using slag sand when salt supplies were low to address ice on streets. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 The technology uses the slag to combine it with fluxing agents. —

Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slag

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slag

Verb

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had blamed Washington for the failure of talks on brokering a deal to end the fighting, with a ceasefire between the sides still holding.

— April 27, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Some, like Steyer, argue the state has been held hostage by corporate interests and utility monopolies, while others, like Mahan and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, argue unions, trial lawyers and state regulations are to blame for high costs.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026