sluggish Antonyms
Strongest:
- brisk
- meteoric
- speedy
- racing
- fast
- fleet
- hasty
- fleet
- quick
- lightning
- rapid
- whirlwind
- swift
- snappy
- whirlwind
- breathless
- swift
- lightning
- meteoric
- rapid
- rushing
- dizzy
- ready
- running
- quick
- fast
- rushing
- running
- breathless
- dizzy
- ready
- brisk
- hasty
- snappy
- speedy
- racing
Strong:
- accelerated
- expeditious
- barreling
- hurried
- flying
- hurrying
- expeditious
- rocketing
- breakneck
- hurried
- quickened
- quickened
- warp-speed
- bolting
- rocketing
- accelerated
- speeding
- scudding
- breakneck
- speeding
- scurrying
- scudding
- flying
- whirling
- prompt
- hurrying
- rushed
- warp-speed
- scurrying
- bolting
- prompt
- whirling
- rushed
- barreling
Weak:
Meaning of sluggish
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.
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, dillydallying, slowing, poking, snail-paced, dallying, unhurried,pokey
brisk, meteoric, speedy, racing, fast, fleet, hasty, fleet, quick, 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.
