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