sluggish Synonyms
Strongest:
- dizzy
- snappy
- quick
- fast
- rushing
- ready
- meteoric
- speedy
- swift
- fast
- fleet
- hasty
- rapid
- snappy
- swift
- brisk
- quick
- hasty
- dizzy
- lightning
- running
- rushing
- racing
- rapid
- breathless
- breathless
- meteoric
- brisk
- speedy
- ready
- whirlwind
- lightning
- whirlwind
- fleet
- racing
- running
Strong:
- hurrying
- scurrying
- expeditious
- scudding
- warp-speed
- whirling
- flying
- speeding
- rocketing
- flying
- rocketing
- expeditious
- bolting
- breakneck
- bolting
- quickened
- breakneck
- prompt
- hurrying
- whirling
- accelerated
- quickened
- rushed
- barreling
- rushed
- speeding
- scurrying
- hurried
- warp-speed
- accelerated
- prompt
- hurried
- barreling
- scudding
Weak:
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.
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, laggard, snaillike, lethargic, poking, slowing, dallying
dizzy, snappy, quick, fast, rushing, ready, meteoric, speedy, swift, fast
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.
