Synonyms of lags

lags 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lag

1

as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor

during the fourth quarter the whole team seemed to lag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fades
• sags
• weakens
• goes
• fails
• sinks
• languishes
• droops
• deteriorates
• decays
• wilts
• withers
• flags
• emaciates
• wastes (away)
• yields
• rots
• breaks down
• degenerates
• wears out
• runs down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovers
• rebounds
• rallies
• gains
• recuperates
• convalesces

• recovers
• rebounds
• rallies
• gains
• recuperates
• convalesces

2

as in delays

to move or act slowly

the tired puppy was lagging behind the rest of the pack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delays
• drags
• lingers
• crawls
• pokes
• dawdles
• creeps
• plays
• loiters
• shuffles
• strolls
• marks time
• mopes
• staggers
• drops behind
• diddles
• hangs fire
• stalls
• tarries
• falls behind
• dallies
• lollygags
• idles
• lallygags
• drags one's heels
• dillydallies
• lounges
• shilly-shallies
• takes one's time
• drags one's feet
• decelerates
• fools around
• ambles
• eases
• inches
• saunters
• messes around
• plods
• trifles
• lolls
• lumbers
• loafs
• temporizes
• procrastinates
• potters (around)
• putters (around)
• fiddles (around)
• monkeys (around)
• hangs (around or out)
• slows (down or up)
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speeds
• runs
• races
• tears
• flies
• rushes
• rips
• hurries
• barrels
• whizzes
• hastens
• courses
• scurries
• whirls
• dashes
• hurtles
• scoots
• zips
• careers
• whisks
• hustles
• rockets
• runs
• bolts
• scuds
• hotfoots (it)
• scrambles
• humps
• accelerates
• darts
• breezes
• stampedes
• trots
• gallops
• jogs
• sprints
• bowls
• outpaces
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• outstrips
• overtakes
• outruns
• catches up
• fast-forwards

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• speeds
• runs
• races
• tears
• flies
• rushes
• rips
• hurries
• barrels
• whizzes
• hastens
• courses
• scurries
• whirls
• dashes
• hurtles
• scoots
• zips
• careers
• whisks
• hustles
• rockets
• runs
• bolts
• scuds
• hotfoots (it)
• scrambles
• humps
• accelerates
• darts
• breezes
• stampedes
• trots
• gallops
• jogs
• sprints
• bowls
• outpaces
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• outstrips
• overtakes
• outruns
• catches up
• fast-forwards

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lags

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noun

plural of lag

as in slowdowns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowdowns
• delays
• pauses
• hesitations
• setbacks
• waits
• holdups
• foot-draggings
• postponements
• deferrals
• holding patterns
• detentions
• respites
• detainments
• holdbacks
• deferments
• reprieves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• hastes
• dispatches
• promptitudes

• rushes
• hastes
• dispatches
• promptitudes