tagging along
Joining without invitation
Tagging along is accompanying someone without a specific role or invitation—following because you want to be included rather than because you're needed: Mind if I tag along?
The phrase suggests a casual, sometimes slightly unwelcome attachment: Her little brother kept tagging along.
It can also describe joining in on plans already made by others.
Following to observe
- trailingFollowing behind something
- tailingSecretly following someone
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
accompanying · keeping up · behind · footsteps · wake · coattails · lead · path
Uninvited event attendee
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- third wheelExtra person with couple
- hanger-onOpportunistic social dependent
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
imposition · crasher · unbidden · unsolicited · unasked · buttinsky · meddler · intruding
Going along with another
- togethernessState of close connection
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
camaraderie · sidekick · buddy · joining · sharing · partnership · rapport · kinship
Journey atop something
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- carpoolingShared vehicle commuting
- hitchhikingSoliciting free rides
- piggybackingRiding on another's back
free ride · easy · effortless · opportunistic · joining in · benefiting · included · participating
Required by duty
- guiltedInduced remorse in
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- halfheartedLacking sincere commitment
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
bored · patience · tolerating · enduring · making do · going through motions · dutiful · resigned
shadowing
Following to observe
tracking · accompanying · keeping up · behind · footsteps · wake · coattails · lead · path · entourage
gatecrasher
Uninvited event attendee
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- third wheelExtra person with couple
- hanger-onOpportunistic social dependent
unwelcome · imposition · crasher · unbidden · unsolicited · unasked · buttinsky · meddler · intruding · imposing
accompanying
Going along with another
- togethernessState of close connection
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- bondingForming close connections
fellowship · camaraderie · sidekick · buddy · joining · sharing · partnership · rapport · kinship · affinity
ride
Journey atop something
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- carpoolingShared vehicle commuting
- hitchhikingSoliciting free rides
piggybacking · free ride · easy · effortless · opportunistic · joining in · benefiting · included · participating · last-minute
obligated
Required by duty
- guiltedInduced remorse in
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- halfheartedLacking sincere commitment
unenthusiastic · bored · patience · tolerating · enduring · making do · going through motions · dutiful · resigned · compliant
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
tagging alongleading
Guiding or pacing type
taking charge · spearheading · heading up · blazing a trail · pioneering
tagging alonggoing solo
Acting without partners
going it alone · doing one's own thing · flying solo · breaking away · separating
along, alongside, tagged, tugged, tagging, tag along, tugging, untagged, tugger