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