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