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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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