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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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