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