sluggish

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

slow-moving or lacking energy and alertness

In a sentence

Sluggish in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing sluggish in a sentence.

The economy remained sluggish through the winter months.

Synonyms

Antonyms

briskenergetic

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Sluggish (adjective) means slow-moving or lacking energy and alertness

Here is sluggish used in an example sentence: "The economy remained sluggish through the winter months."

Common synonyms for sluggish include lethargic, torpid, listless.

Antonyms of sluggish include brisk, energetic.

Sluggish 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.