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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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