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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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