Synonyms and Antonyms of nag
1
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
- she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder
carp (at), fuss (about or over), nitpick
annoy, badger, bait, bother, bug, chivy (or chivvy), harass, harry, hassle, irk, pester, plague, ride, vex, yap (at)
egg, goad, incite, prod, prompt, spur, urge
exhort, insist, press, pressure, push
blandish, cajole, coax, wheedle
beg, importune, plead
2
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all
beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, complain, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
object (to), protest, quarrel (with)
cavil, quibble
fret, stew, worry
blubber, cry, sob
bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament
