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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

What did nag at Winslow, he said, was the question of whether crime writers put themselves in a bubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2022

But the signs nag at me because the message could so easily read #WholeNewSeason.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2020

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

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