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:
- dilatory
- snaillike
- creeping
- dallying
- poky
- pokey
- languid
- laggard
- slowing
- dawdling
- lethargic
- tardy
- poking
- snail-paced
- unhurried
- dragging
- dillydallying
- crawling
Antonyms:
- rocketing
- whirling
- barreling
- speeding
- quickened
- warp-speed
- bolting
- breakneck
- hurried
- hurrying
- whirling
- accelerated
- speeding
- scudding
- quickened
- scudding
- rocketing
- expeditious
- hurried
- flying
- hurrying
- prompt
- expeditious
- prompt
- breakneck
- rushed
- barreling
- bolting
- rushed
- accelerated
- scurrying
- scurrying
- flying
- warp-speed
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
slow, leisurely, lagging, dilatory, snaillike, creeping, dallying, poky,pokey, languid
brisk, fast, ready, rushing, dizzy, speedy, snappy, snappy, running, swift
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.
