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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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