lose ground

79 Moby Thesaurus words for "lose ground":
      arrest, backpedal, backslide, backwater, be found wanting, brake,
      check, clip the wings, cock, collapse, come short, curb,
      decelerate, decline, delay, detain, draw rein, ease off, ease up,
      fail, fall astern, fall away, fall behind, fall short, get behind,
      go backwards, go behind, hold back, hold in check, hold up, impede,
      jerk back, keep back, lack, lag, lapse, let down, let up,
      lose momentum, lose speed, moderate, not answer, not hack it,
      not make it, not make out, not measure up, not stretch,
      not suffice, obstruct, pull back, recede, recidivate, reef,
      regress, rein in, relapse, relax, retard, retrocede, retroflex,
      retrograde, retrogress, return, revert, run short, set back,
      slack off, slack up, slacken, slip back, slow, slow down, slow up,
      slump, stay, stop short, take in sail, throttle down, want