Englishlaggard
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind //a laggard pace //… we arrived in Northville, to find … the celebrated ducks playing host to a laggard flock of dark-brown Canada geese. — The New Yorker //With sugar prices weak, the stock has been laggard. — Richard B. Hoey
noun
plural laggards
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : someone or something that lags or lingers : someone or something that is slow especially compared to others of the same kind //A few laggards slowed down the pace of the hike. //The company has been accused of being a laggard in adopting new technology. //They [brown bears] usually catch salmon by chasing them through shallow water and pouncing on the laggards. — National Wildlife
Other Words
Adjective
- laggardly adverb or adjective
- laggardness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging lagging languid leisurely poking poky (or pokey) slow sluggish snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurriedSynonyms: Noun
crawler dallier dawdler dragger lagger lingerer loiterer plodder slowpoke snail stragglerAntonyms: Adjective
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 zippingAntonyms: Noun
speedsterExamples
Adjective
- //I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.
Noun
- //The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
- //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
laggard
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hikeAntonyms
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed //I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freewaySynonymsRelated Words
laggard
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind //a laggard pace //… we arrived in Northville, to find … the celebrated ducks playing host to a laggard flock of dark-brown Canada geese. — The New Yorker //With sugar prices weak, the stock has been laggard. — Richard B. Hoey
noun
plural laggards
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : someone or something that lags or lingers : someone or something that is slow especially compared to others of the same kind //A few laggards slowed down the pace of the hike. //The company has been accused of being a laggard in adopting new technology. //They [brown bears] usually catch salmon by chasing them through shallow water and pouncing on the laggards. — National Wildlife
Other Words
Adjective
- laggardly adverb or adjective
- laggardness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging lagging languid leisurely poking poky (or pokey) slow sluggish snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurriedSynonyms: Noun
crawler dallier dawdler dragger lagger lingerer loiterer plodder slowpoke snail stragglerAntonyms: Adjective
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 zippingAntonyms: Noun
speedsterExamples
Adjective
- //I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.
Noun
- //The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
- //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
laggard
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hikeAntonyms
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed //I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freewaySynonymsRelated Words
laggard
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind //a laggard pace //… we arrived in Northville, to find … the celebrated ducks playing host to a laggard flock of dark-brown Canada geese. — The New Yorker //With sugar prices weak, the stock has been laggard. — Richard B. Hoey
noun
plural laggards
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : someone or something that lags or lingers : someone or something that is slow especially compared to others of the same kind //A few laggards slowed down the pace of the hike. //The company has been accused of being a laggard in adopting new technology. //They [brown bears] usually catch salmon by chasing them through shallow water and pouncing on the laggards. — National Wildlife
Other Words
Adjective
- laggardly adverb or adjective
- laggardness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging lagging languid leisurely poking poky (or pokey) slow sluggish snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurriedSynonyms: Noun
crawler dallier dawdler dragger lagger lingerer loiterer plodder slowpoke snail stragglerAntonyms: Adjective
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 zippingAntonyms: Noun
speedsterExamples
Adjective
- //I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.
Noun
- //The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
- //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
laggard
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hikeAntonyms
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed //I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freewaySynonymsRelated Words
laggard
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind //a laggard pace //… we arrived in Northville, to find … the celebrated ducks playing host to a laggard flock of dark-brown Canada geese. — The New Yorker //With sugar prices weak, the stock has been laggard. — Richard B. Hoey
noun
plural laggards
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : someone or something that lags or lingers : someone or something that is slow especially compared to others of the same kind //A few laggards slowed down the pace of the hike. //The company has been accused of being a laggard in adopting new technology. //They [brown bears] usually catch salmon by chasing them through shallow water and pouncing on the laggards. — National Wildlife
Other Words
Adjective
- laggardly adverb or adjective
- laggardness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging lagging languid leisurely poking poky (or pokey) slow sluggish snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurriedSynonyms: Noun
crawler dallier dawdler dragger lagger lingerer loiterer plodder slowpoke snail stragglerAntonyms: Adjective
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 zippingAntonyms: Noun
speedsterExamples
Adjective
- //I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.
Noun
- //The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
- //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
laggard
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hikeAntonyms
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed //I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freewaySynonymsRelated Words
laggard
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind //a laggard pace //… we arrived in Northville, to find … the celebrated ducks playing host to a laggard flock of dark-brown Canada geese. — The New Yorker //With sugar prices weak, the stock has been laggard. — Richard B. Hoey
noun
plural laggards
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : someone or something that lags or lingers : someone or something that is slow especially compared to others of the same kind //A few laggards slowed down the pace of the hike. //The company has been accused of being a laggard in adopting new technology. //They [brown bears] usually catch salmon by chasing them through shallow water and pouncing on the laggards. — National Wildlife
Other Words
Adjective
- laggardly adverb or adjective
- laggardness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging lagging languid leisurely poking poky (or pokey) slow sluggish snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurriedSynonyms: Noun
crawler dallier dawdler dragger lagger lingerer loiterer plodder slowpoke snail stragglerAntonyms: Adjective
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 zippingAntonyms: Noun
speedsterExamples
Adjective
- //I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway.
Noun
- //The company has been a laggard in developing new products.
- //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
laggard
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others //tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hikeAntonyms
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed //I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freewaySynonymsRelated Words