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laggard

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of laggard

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

  • I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway
Synonyms of laggard

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried
Words Related to laggard

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed

strolling

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, procrastinating, stalling
Near Antonyms of laggard

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed
Antonyms of laggard

barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping

laggard

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of laggard

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

  • tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
Synonyms of laggard

crawler, dallier, dawdler, dragger, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, slowpoke, snail, straggler
Words Related to laggard

latecomer

idler, lazybones, loafer, lounger, slouch, slug, sluggard

delayer, procrastinator
Near Antonyms of laggard

go-getter, hustler, scrambler

hurrier, rusher, speeder
Antonyms of laggard

speedster

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