Bug
Bug verb - Annoy persistently.
Rag
Rag verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Nearby Word: ragtime
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old bug | old rag |
| similar | similar bug | similar rag |
| simple | simple bug | simple rag |
| poor | poor bug | poor rag |
| Other adjectives: horrible, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After being crushed like a bug and smashed against a wall like a rag doll, Xavier is left crawling and he's covered in blood.
Source: Film / X-Men: Apocalypse -
In the climax, King Candy in his Cy-Bug form, despite being over twenty feet tall (and strong enough to toss Ralph around like a rag doll), can still move pretty damn fast.
Source: Disney / Wreck-It Ralph
Cite this Source
Rag and Bug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bug/rag
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