sluggish (Meaning)
sluggish (s)
moving slowly
(of business) not active or brisk
slow and apathetic
sluggish (a.)
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sluggish
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- tardy
- snaillike
- pokey
- dallying
- slowing
- laggard
- dawdling
- dilatory
- poking
- poky
- languid
- dillydallying
- lethargic
- creeping
- crawling
- unhurried
- dragging
- snail-paced
Antonyms:
- breakneck
- whirling
- accelerated
- scudding
- breakneck
- hurrying
- scurrying
- prompt
- bolting
- quickened
- speeding
- flying
- warp-speed
- quickened
- hurrying
- whirling
- warp-speed
- barreling
- rushed
- prompt
- rocketing
- flying
- expeditious
- barreling
- rocketing
- expeditious
- speeding
- accelerated
- rushed
- hurried
- hurried
- bolting
- scurrying
- scudding
sluggish Sentence Examples
- The sluggish river meandered through the countryside with a lazy flow.
- After a heavy meal, I felt sluggish and lethargic.
- The car's sluggish acceleration made it difficult to overtake other vehicles.
- The economy has been sluggish in recent years, with slow growth and high unemployment.
- My performance at work has been sluggish lately, which has concerned my manager.
- The sluggish metabolism of certain animals allows them to survive on very little food.
- The sluggishly moving clouds cast a somber shadow over the city.
- The sluggish response time of the software made it frustrating to use.
- The air conditioner seemed sluggish, struggling to keep the room cool.
- The sluggishness of the traffic caused me to miss my appointment.
FAQs About the word sluggish
moving slowly, (of business) not active or brisk, slow and apatheticHabitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man., Slow; having little
leisurely, lagging,slow, tardy, snaillike,pokey, dallying, slowing, laggard, dawdling
swift, fleet, fleet, quick, fast, brisk, breathless, whirlwind, meteoric, rushing
The sluggish river meandered through the countryside with a lazy flow.
After a heavy meal, I felt sluggish and lethargic.
The car's sluggish acceleration made it difficult to overtake other vehicles.
The economy has been sluggish in recent years, with slow growth and high unemployment.
