laggard

Speech parts

1. laggard - Noun

2. laggard - Adjective

3. laggard - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Slow; sluggish; backward.

One who lags; a loiterer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pokey drone poke poky trailer dawdler dilatory lagger slack loafer sleepyhead loth slug idler strayer
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Antonyms

explorer beaver volant grindstone active dynamo
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Hypernyms

loafer idler bum do-nothing layabout

Hyponyms

strayer slowpoke slowcoach plodder loiterer lingerer

Phrases with the word

laggard person

Examples

In the currencies space, the movement remains more modest with the aussie and kiwi holding slightly higher with the franc the notable laggard. Source: Internet

Apple is a laggard, but is planning to move 20 percent of its Chinese supply-chain presence to India. Source: Internet

Europe has been seen as a laggard in developing new technologies compared with the US, which has a strong venture capital industry funding Silicon Valley start-ups. Source: Internet

The yen is the laggard today after the Bank of Japan for an unscheduled meeting on Friday -- likely to introduce more extraordinary policy measures. Source: Internet

Australia had been something of a laggard on this front – the prevalence of online shopping here has been lower than in many comparable places including the US and Europe. Source: Internet

It argues that India is emerging as the hub of digital skills but was a laggard in AI. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lagevrio lagfest laggar falcon laggard person laggardism laggardly