All lagging synonyms
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L l adj lagging
- underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
- imbecile — Informal. a dunce; blockhead; dolt: Don't stand there like an imbecile. Open the door!.
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
- behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- checked — Something that is checked has a pattern of small squares, usually of two colours.
- dense — Something that is dense contains a lot of things or people in a small area.
- feeble-minded — lacking the normal mental powers.
- late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- moronic — Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment: I wonder why they elected that narrow-minded moron to Congress.
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- undeveloped — not developed.
noun lagging
- insulation — material used for insulating.
- wadding — a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
- padding — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- sleeve — the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
- skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- sheathing — the act of a person who sheathes.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
- casing — A casing is a substance or object that covers something and protects it.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
adjective lagging
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.