PEGS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

pegs 1 of 2

noun

plural of peg

as in stages

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking took the arrogant student down a peg

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pegs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of peg

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning

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as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pegged the ball to the second baseman

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Recent Examples of pegs

Noun

After axemen cleared paths through the oaks, elms, and basswoods, the surveyors stretched a standardized measure called a Gunter’s chain—a hundred links to a chain, eighty chains to a mile—and marked the distances with tally pegs. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Anniversaries are ready pegs for journalists, sometimes reached for too automatically. — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Along the way, Parton cultivated an international business reputation and a vast fortune that Forbes pegs at $450 million. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 The bass player plucked each of his instrument’s four strings, one at a time, while turning the corresponding tuning pegs. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 The Zaporizhyan ecclesiastical design belonged to the Middle Dnieper architectural school and was built with wooden pegs instead of nails, using oak from a fortress. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In the late 1990s, a multi‑year dollar climb made currency pegs and managed exchange rate regimes in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand impossible to defend. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The long saddle, rear foot pegs and 350-pound payload capacity also make the Ranger suitable for riders who want to share parts of the journey. — New Atlas, 22 July 2026 Use some bike pant pegs to ensure the fabric doesn’t snag when cycling! — Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Verb

Investors pegs the chance of another rate increase in October at 20%, according to CME Group’s FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 City Hall projects the levy could raise as much as $500 million a year, though the comptroller’s office pegs the figure closer to $340 million to $380 million. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Hale Health pegs entry-level red light panels at $300 to $600 and full-body setups at $2,000 to $5,000 or more. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026 The paper pegs the total deal size at $6 billion, citing four people familiar with the matter, with the hope of closing the deal within the next month. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 Goldman Sachs' Tony Pasquariello pegs client hedge funds' posture as +8 on a scale of -10 to +10. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 June 2026 While Carnival has not publicly stated how many people were compromised in the breach, a filing with the attorney general’s office in Maine pegs the number at nearly 6 million. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 2 June 2026 That might be conservative, as another outlet, Sportico, pegs the Dodgers at $9 billion today. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 27 May 2026 One analyst pegs it at about 10%, which would mean a staggering $3 trillion in loans that should be classified as past due are not. — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegs

Noun

But a new study found that most cases of colorectal cancer in kids and teenagers are aggressive, and often diagnosed at advanced stages.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Such direct observations can be detailed, but they are often limited to near-coastal regions and unevenly distributed, while many of the most important stages of hurricane development occur over the open ocean where direct observations are sparse.

— Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stages

Verb

Simmons made some phenomenal throws all over the field, including to his primary receiver, Cayden Lee.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas (20) throws to first base in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of throws

Verb

The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the karure as Threatened-Nationally Critical, and its existing habitat is nearly full.

— Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies lions as vulnerable and says their numbers are declining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of classifies

Verb

A student tosses a metal barrier during a protest at Strasbourg University in eastern France on Friday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Love finished 16 of 29 for 145 yards with TD tosses to Christian Watson and MarShawn Lloyd for the Packers, whose six-game skid — including the playoffs — was their longest since dropping seven in a row spanning the 1990 and 1991 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of tosses

Noun

That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026