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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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