sluggish | Definition of sluggish

Synonyms and Antonyms of sluggish

1 moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome

Synonyms of sluggish

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried

Words Related to sluggish

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms of sluggish

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed

Antonyms of sluggish

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

2 slow to move or act

reptiles are naturally sluggish at low temperatures

Synonyms of sluggish

dull, inactive, inert, lethargic, quiescent, sleepy, torpid

Words Related to sluggish

ambitionless, apathetic, indolent, languorous, lazy, lazyish, listless, shiftless, slack, slothful, sluggard, sluggardly

dormant, inanimate, motionless, resting, sedentary, static, still

dopey (also dopy), drugged

asleep, drowsy, somnambulant

catatonic, comatose

Near Antonyms of sluggish

busy, engaged, occupied, working

animated, bouncing, dynamic, energetic, kinetic, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy

assiduous, diligent, hardworking, industrious, sedulous

Antonyms of sluggish