All laggard synonyms
lagΒ·gard
L l noun laggard
- straggler β to stray from the road, course, or line of march.
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- slowpoke β a person who makes slow progress.
- loafer β a person who loafs; lazy person; idler.
- idler β the state or quality of being idle.
- dawdler β to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
- lounger β a person or thing that lounges.
- lazybones β a lazy person.
- shirker β a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc.
- slacker β a slack condition or part.
- slowcoach β a slowpoke.
adjective laggard
- slow-footed β proceeding at a slow pace.
- slack β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- snoozy β to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.
- leisurely β acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
- wishful β having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.
- hyper-energetic β possessing or exhibiting energy, especially in abundance; vigorous: an energetic leader.
- stuporous β suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- stretchy β having a tendency to stretch, especially excessively or unduly.
- unready β not ready; not made ready: The new stadium is as yet unready for use.
- in a bind β in a difficult situation
- neb β a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- not done β improper, inappropriate
- draggy β moving or developing very slowly.
- behindhand β If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- shiftless β lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- directionless β the act or an instance of directing.
- lazy β averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- unaccommodating β easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- otiose β being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slow-moving β proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.
- cheerful β Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- dilatory β tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- slothful β sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
- unambitious β having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- against the grain β contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
- hastily β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- lethargic β of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- out of it β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- snail β any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- tardy β late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
- reluctant β unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- industrious β working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- hebetudinous β the state of being dull; lethargy.
adverb laggard
- behind time β late
- behind β If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
- in arrears β in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment: She was three months in arrears on her mortgage and credit card payments. Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.