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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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