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