Synonyms of straggler

straggler

noun

as in snail

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others

by three o'clock, only a few stragglers were still making their painful way to the marathon's finish

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of straggler

But as Marty Supreme proved last year, debuting after the rest of the competition can also feel a bit like being the lone straggler in a bike race who escapes the cascading crash that takes out everyone else. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Earnings season is winding down, but a few stragglers in the portfolio are still left to report this week. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Some of us stragglers just needed to watch a bit more of him. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 17 July 2026

There’s growing evidence, however, that some Tequesta stragglers may have stayed behind, or that some eventually returned from Cuba, joining other indigenous people in Florida. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Duckett was waiting for the last bus of the day at Port Authority, watching as stragglers headed to the casino and the janitor cleaned up for the night, when the pressure hit a breaking point. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 June 2026

However, there often are a few stragglers that will need the energy your feeders provide to continue their journey. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026