laggard

nounCommon GRE wordMore L words

one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others

In a sentence

Laggard in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing laggard in a sentence.

Once an industry leader, the firm became a laggard, trailing nimbler rivals on every new product.

Synonyms

stragglerdawdlerloitererslowpoke

Antonyms

leaderfrontrunnerpacesetter

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Common questions

Laggard (noun) means one who falls behind or lags noticeably slower than others

Here is laggard used in an example sentence: "Once an industry leader, the firm became a laggard, trailing nimbler rivals on every new product."

Common synonyms for laggard include straggler, dawdler, loiterer, slowpoke.

Antonyms of laggard include leader, frontrunner, pacesetter.

Laggard is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.