Synonyms for sluggish
ˈslʌg ɪʃslug·gish

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1. sluggish

   Idle in all uses rests upon its root meaning, as derived from the Anglo-Saxon idel, which signifies vain, empty, useless. Idle thus denotes not primarily the absence of action, but vain action — the absence of useful, effective action; the idle schoolboy may be very actively whittling his desk or tormenting his neighbors. Doing nothing whatever is the secondary meaning of idle. One may be temporarily idle of necessity; if he is habitually idle, it is his own fault. Lazy signifies indisposed to exertion, averse to labor; idleness is in fact; laziness is in disposition or inclination. A lazy person may chance to be employed in useful work, but he acts without energy or impetus. We speak figuratively of a lazy stream. The inert person seems like dead matter (characterized by inertia), powerless to move; the sluggish moves heavily and toilsomely; the most active person may sometimes find the bodily or mental powers sluggish. Slothful belongs in the moral realm, denoting a self-indulgent aversion to exertion. "The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth," Prov. xxvi, 15. Indolent is a milder term for the same quality; the slothful man hates action; the indolent man loves inaction. Compare VAIN.

   Synonyms:
   idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, slothful, trifling, unemployed, unoccupied, vacant

   Antonyms:
   active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied, working

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1. sluggish

   Synonyms:
   slow, inert, indolent, phlegmatic, slothful, iazy

   Antonyms:
   active, quick, nervous, laborious

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1. sluggish, sulkyadjective

   moving slowly

   "a sluggish stream"

   Synonyms:
   gloomful, huffish, sulky, dull, glooming, inert, soggy, gloomy, torpid, slow

   Antonyms:
   active, fast

2. dull, slow, sluggishadjective

   (of business) not active or brisk

   "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

   Synonyms:
   thudding, dim, wearisome, torpid, dense, muted, boring, dumb, leaden, tedious, slow, obtuse, deadening, soggy, sulky, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, irksome, inert, dull, softened

   Antonyms:
   active, fast

3. inert, sluggish, soggy, torpidadjective

   slow and apathetic

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

   Synonyms:
   miry, waterlogged, dull, torpid, doughy, sloughy, inert, squashy, swampy, sulky, slow, neutral, sloppy, marshy, quaggy, mucky, soggy, indifferent, hibernating(a), boggy, muddy, dormant

   Antonyms:
   active, fast

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1. sluggishadjective

   Synonyms:
   inert, inactive, indolent, idle, lazy, slothful, dronish, lumpish, supine, phlegmatic

2. sluggishadjective

   Synonyms:
   slow, not brisk

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1. sluggishadjective

   Synonyms:
   idle, lazy, slothful, inactive, slow, inert

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1. List of paraphrases for "sluggish":

   slow, stagnant, lethargic, anemic, weak, morose, non-performing, slack, supine

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How to use sluggish in a sentence?

1. Yu Yafang:

   The weak data continues to point out the sluggish demand in the real economy. The government should roll out more easing measures to lower the real financing costs to boost growth.

2. Maggie Moon:

   Water warms you up another way as well. It helps power your metabolism, and a sluggish metabolism translates into less overall body heat. Aim for the requisite eight glasses a day at a minimum, recommended Maggie Moon, but always drink more before and after workouts. RELATED : 12 Reasons Dehydration Is Bad for Your Body You don't consume enough vitamin B12 This nutrient found only in animal products plays big role in preventing big chills. The body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells, which carry oxygen through your system.

3. Max Maizels:

   Most instances of bedwetting, whether they run in the family or not, have to do with heavy sleep and a sluggish coordination between bladder signals that say ‘take me to the bathroom’ and a deep level of sleep that prevents the signals from reaching awareness.

4. Gennadiy Goldberg:

   Orders were weak across the board, remaining consistent with a sluggish rebound in growth following the early-year slowing in economic momentum.

5. Zhou Hao:

   The electricity production remained sluggish and the crude steel output continued the weak trend in January, reflecting an ongoing deleveraging process in the industrial sectors, in the meantime, China has started an aggressive capacity reduction in many sectors, which could add downward pressure on the bulk commodity prices over time.