LAGS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

lags 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lag

as in fades

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

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as in delays

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

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lags

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noun

plural of lag

as in slowdowns

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Georgia’s early voting surge is fueled by a growing geographic divide, with voters in metro Atlanta’s suburbs and other more populous areas casting ballots well ahead of their 2022 pace while much of rural Georgia lags behind. — Charles Minshew, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 While that’s getting closer to reality for some types of cancer (especially colon and ovarian cancer), breast cancer lags in this area simply because its cancer cells tend to be more localized. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026 Total shareholder yield – through dividends and share buybacks combined – now lags the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Here’s where things stand, why routine testing still lags and what to watch for next. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Some states, most notably California, are helping to pick up the slack, but investment still lags behind potential. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026 Domestic chipmakers are racing to catch up, but their tech still lags the US – and supplies of their cutting-edge models are tight. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Unwinding properly is about creating a sanctuary where your daily chores vanish, your Wi-Fi never lags, and your entertainment sounds like pure gold. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 Pennsylvania, which lags behind almost every other state in funding legal defense for poor people, known as indigent defense, dedicates no money for post-trial work. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lags

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The question now is whether shoppers counting every dollar will keep paying for products like cashmere-soft diapers once the novelty fades and if inflation keeps biting.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
The shot fades into a close-up of Liam, his perfect coif billowing in the ocean breeze.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fades

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Unexcused absences in three consecutive elections freeze tax IDs, block nonvoters from applying to state jobs, hinders loans from state banks, and delays the issuance of passports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
One medium-sized apple has 4 grams of fiber, including soluble fiber, which delays sugar absorption into the bloodstream.

— Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of delays

Noun

Investors are betting on an enormous buildout, and data center moratoriums or other slowdowns could hurt forecasts for returns on investments.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Commissioners Tom Ramsey and Adrian Garcia voted against the plan, citing concerns about bureaucratic slowdowns and a potential overlap between those efforts and a similar process spearheaded by the sheriff’s office that’s currently underway.

— John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of slowdowns

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There are few households in Israel that haven’t been affected in some way by the events that have played out since, leaving a sense of profound grief and insecurity that lingers across the Israeli society.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Even as the sense of a hazy disturbance in the force lingers, Burkholder’s approximately three-minute statement at least demystified some of the curious situation.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of lingers

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Those include scrapping several existing repayment options and doing away with payment pauses for struggling student loan borrowers.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Jessica Dickler,Sarah Agostino,Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,Annie Nova,Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
In September 2024, in the middle of combat, Israel agreed to daily nine-hour pauses so that 560,000 Palestinian children could get polio drops.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pauses

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Unfortunately, using too little paint will leave patchy areas and harsh lines, and using too much paint will promote drips and paint that sags.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
There is no scrapeable archive of how to grasp a wet cup, unload a box that sags in the middle, fold a towel, or help an older adult out of a chair.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of sags

Verb

Try to keep that in mind the next time your kid drags you to some terrible Star Wars thing that nobody asked for.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The deadpan family comedy follows a 63-year-old man who drags nine relatives on a one-day tour of nine temples after a fortune teller warns that his mother will soon die.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

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