LAGGED Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

lagged

verb

past tense of lag

as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag

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as in delayed

to move or act slowly the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack

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Recent Examples of lagged Venables’ teams have often packed a punch on defense and lagged on offense. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026 Long-term survivors remember when policy lagged behind the epidemic and when access to treatment, care, housing, and dignity had to be fought for. — Jeff Berry, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 Meta and xAI, however, lagged substantially behind on most of the criteria. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Lucarelli’s command teetered as the game lagged on the MacBook. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Mills has lagged in fundraising and has less than $70,000 in the bank, according to the latest data from the Federal Election Commission, which showed Elijah with more than $186,000 cash on hand. — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 What has lagged is the strategic intent to run them together. — Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Their chorus of howls and yowls was all that kept them connected to the hunters who lagged far behind. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Competing at the frontier Google has lagged behind OpenAI, which set the pace after releasing ChatGPT to the public in 2022. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

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Hogan had largely faded from the headlines since his reinstatement, continuing to prosecute mostly white-collar and financial crimes and winning his fair share of jury trials.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The default setting also left colors looking faded, but raising the Saturation setting just a bit largely fixed that.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of faded

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Delane’s pro debut was delayed by a shoulder injury suffered in the spring, limiting his practice in OTAs and training camp.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Urgent repair projects will be delayed, construction costs will multiply, and the visitor experience will inevitably decline as facilities fall into disrepair, risking the safety of millions of tourists and residents alike.

— Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Kannan’s ability to manage so many characters while developing them all sufficiently to feel vivid and real … The ending has lingered in my mind long after the final page.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Giants manager Tony Vitello lingered in the dugout after the game and watched as Wilkinson’s crew gave him a rousing cheer.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lingered

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Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sagged

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In one case, agents in Bowie, Maryland, smashed a father’s car window, dragged him out, and pinned him to the ground — while his 6-, 7-, and 8-year-old children watched from the back seat.

— Arlene Marcus, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
As power outages in northwest Indiana dragged on for over a week, Alyssa Casalin said her 2-month-old boy grew increasingly restless.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of dragged

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With the patchwork lineup, the Giants had 10 hits and went an impressive 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position to help snap a four-game losing streak.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The Atlanta Braves also activated a deal with Kalshi without a formal announcement around the start of August that went unnoticed by news media.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of went

Verb

To compile as comprehensive a list as possible, Szydlowski crawled Instagram and Reddit for photos of people wearing different types of smart glasses.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
As the whole team fought for their lives, Yerman, one of the only Marines with relatively minor wounds, crawled over to Capers.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

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