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