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- The laggard idea was rejected by the team because it was outdated and unoriginal.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