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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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