Synonyms for sluggish

Synonyms for (adj) sluggish

Synonyms: torpid, inert, soggy, sluggish

Definition: slow and apathetic

Usage: she was fat and inert; a sluggish worker; a mind grown torpid in old age

Similar words: inactive

Definition: not active physically or mentally

Usage: illness forced him to live an inactive life; dreamy and inactive by nature


Synonyms: dull, slow, sluggish

Definition: (of business) not active or brisk

Usage: business is dull (or slow); a sluggish market

Similar words: inactive

Definition: lacking activity; lying idle or unused

Usage: an inactive mine; inactive accounts; inactive machinery


Synonyms: sluggish, sulky

Definition: moving slowly

Usage: a sluggish stream

Similar words: slow

Definition: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

Usage: a slow walker; the slow lane of traffic; her steps were slow; he was slow in reacting to the news; slow but steady growth


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