Synonyms of laggards

laggards

noun

plural of laggard

as in snails

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

• snails
• stragglers
• laggers
• slowpokes
• plodders
• dawdlers
• lingerers
• loiterers
• crawlers
• draggers
• delayers
• slugs
• latecomers
• sluggards
• dalliers
• idlers
• lazybones
• loafers
• procrastinators
• slouches
• loungers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speedsters
• hustlers
• scramblers
• speeders
• rushers
• go-getters
• hurriers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of laggards

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

In the first half-year, China's fastest-growing export categories were semiconductors, rare earths, autos and ships, while laggards included toys, footwear, steel and furniture. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2026

These are not laggards so much as allies planning for a different war, and the alliance has no mechanism to decide which war comes first. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

In a separate study on 1,000 companies across industries, including luxury, BCG estimated that about 57 percent of companies in the latter sector are AI laggards, with little implementation of the technology. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

Dislocation from tariffs, onshoring, war, oil, and supply shocks present opportunities for dissident shareholders to show laggards the way. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 June 2026

Two-thirds of the elite group also saw a measured business outcome within six months from when a pilot kicked off, versus 31% of the laggards. — John Kell, Fortune, 17 June 2026