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