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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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