sluggish
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Definition of sluggish
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Synonyms & Antonyms for sluggish
Synonyms
crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried
Antonyms
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, zipping
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Because business investment usually lays the groundwork for future economic activity, including hiring workers and producing goods, slow investment today means sluggish growth down the road. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Why Trump's payroll tax cut wouldn't do much for the economy," 20 Aug. 2019 Despite these efforts, anxiety could turn to alarm, and sluggish growth descend into recession. — The Economist, "Markets are braced for a global downturn," 17 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sluggish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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