Synonyms for fall behind

Most common

lag · doddle · lose ground · recede

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, behind.

Example sentences

• lag Actually, I still haven't gotten over my jet lag.
• doddle Finding something is a doddle when you know where it is.
• recede My memory of her has begun to recede.

By length

3 letters

lag¹

6 letters

recede², doddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recede² = 2 syllables).