laggard Synonyms
Strongest:
- rapid
- quick
- whirlwind
- dizzy
- running
- bolting
- flying
- meteoric
- lightning
- ready
- speeding
- swift
- rapid
- racing
- fast
- quick
- fleet
- rushing
- whirlwind
- flying
- speedy
- speedy
- brisk
- breathless
- snappy
- fleet
- rushing
- brisk
- hasty
- racing
- lightning
- swift
- snappy
- dizzy
- hasty
- fast
- breathless
- running
- bolting
- ready
- meteoric
- speeding
Strong:
- breakneck
- expeditious
- hurrying
- barreling
- zipping
- breakneck
- hurried
- rocketing
- warp-speed
- barreling
- expeditious
- rushed
- scooting
- careering
- hastened
- quickened
- whirling
- scurrying
- scurrying
- accelerated
- accelerated
- prompt
- hurried
- prompt
- quickened
- scooting
- scudding
- hurrying
- rushed
- whirling
- warp-speed
- zipping
- scudding
- rocketing
- careering
- hastened
Weak:
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.
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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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.
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.
slow, lagging,leisurely, sluggish, pokey, dallying,dilatory, dragging, lethargic, snail-paced
rapid, quick, whirlwind, dizzy, running, bolting, flying, meteoric, lightning, ready
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.
