Synonyms of laggard

laggard 1 of 2

adjective

ˈla-gərd 

as in leisurely

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

I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• lagging
• sluggish
• dilatory
• dragging
• creeping
• tardy
• crawling
• poky
• dillydallying
• unhurried
• dallying
• slowing
• languid
• poking
• dawdling
• snaillike
• snail-paced
• lethargic
• deliberate
• inactive
• inert
• lingering
• loafing
• lounging
• plodding
• loitering
• ambling
• measured
• heavy-footed
• decelerating
• slow-footed
• shuffling
• procrastinating
• tarrying
• stalling
• strolling
• inching
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapid
• speedy
• swift
• hasty
• rushing
• lightning
• brisk
• fast
• quick
• breathless
• fleet
• meteoric
• running
• racing
• dizzy
• ready
• snappy
• speeding
• bolting
• whirlwind
• flying
• expeditious
• rocketing
• prompt
• hurrying
• breakneck
• warp-speed
• accelerated
• scudding
• whirling
• barreling
• scurrying
• hastened
• scooting
• hurried
• quickened
• rushed
• careering
• zipping
• whisking

laggard

2 of 2

noun

as in snail

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 & Similar Words

• snail
• straggler
• slowpoke
• plodder
• lingerer
• dawdler
• lagger
• loiterer
• slug
• crawler
• dragger
• delayer
• latecomer
• dallier
• sluggard
• slouch
• idler
• lazybones
• loafer
• procrastinator
• lounger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speedster
• hustler
• scrambler
• speeder
• go-getter
• rusher
• hurrier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laggard

Adjective

These are all new cores from ARM, and the big and little cores are 64-bit only, with only the medium cores able to run any laggard 32-bit applications. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022

However, the American pandemic response has also been faulted for an at times laggard pace at tracking and analyzing the spread of the virus compared to its counterparts abroad. — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2022

Noun

As a team, the 76ers for decades have been an laggard in the NBA. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 July 2026

Others risk losing ground as AI gets trapped in pilots that never scale, widening the performance gap between early adopters and laggards – and creating a new digital divide inside every industry. — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026