laggard Sentence Examples
- The laggard student struggled to keep up with the rest of the class.
- The company was a laggard in the industry, falling behind its competitors in terms of innovation and market share.
- The athlete was a laggard in the race, trailing behind the other runners.
- The economy was a laggard in the global recovery, struggling to gain momentum.
- The laggard project was holding up the entire team's progress.
- The laggard employee was always behind on deadlines and failed to meet expectations.
- The laggard stock was underperforming the market and dragging down the portfolio's returns.
- The laggard country was lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of development and prosperity.
- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.
- The laggard politician was out of touch with the needs of his constituents and failed to win re-election.
laggard Meaning
laggard (n)
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
laggard (s)
wasting time
laggard (a.)
Slow; sluggish; backward.
laggard (n.)
One who lags; a loiterer.
Synonyms & Antonyms of laggard
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- breathless
- rapid
- hasty
- racing
- brisk
- whirlwind
- speeding
- ready
- quick
- meteoric
- bolting
- brisk
- dizzy
- quick
- rapid
- running
- lightning
- swift
- rushing
- breathless
- swift
- snappy
- fleet
- bolting
- flying
- racing
- whirlwind
- fast
- fast
- ready
- fleet
- flying
- speeding
- running
- speedy
- speedy
- dizzy
- hasty
- lightning
- rushing
- meteoric
- snappy
Synonyms:
- poky
- unhurried
- dillydallying
- dragging
- snail-paced
- lethargic
- creeping
- dawdling
- poking
- tardy
- dilatory
- crawling
- slowing
- languid
- dallying
- snaillike
Antonyms:
- barreling
- warp-speed
- barreling
- warp-speed
- accelerated
- scooting
- quickened
- rushed
- quickened
- prompt
- rocketing
- hurrying
- hastened
- breakneck
- careering
- scudding
- whirling
- prompt
- expeditious
- scooting
- hastened
- rushed
- hurried
- careering
- scurrying
- scurrying
- breakneck
- expeditious
- zipping
- hurrying
- zipping
- hurried
- scudding
- rocketing
- accelerated
- whirling
FAQs About the word laggard
someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind, wasting timeSlow; sluggish; backward., One who lags; a loiterer.
sluggish, lagging, slow, pokey,leisurely, poky, unhurried, dillydallying, dragging, snail-paced
breathless, rapid, hasty, racing, brisk, whirlwind, speeding, ready, quick, meteoric
The laggard student struggled to keep up with the rest of the class.
The company was a laggard in the industry, falling behind its competitors in terms of innovation and market share.
The athlete was a laggard in the race, trailing behind the other runners.
The economy was a laggard in the global recovery, struggling to gain momentum.
