Synonyms & related words for laggard

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of laggard — including dawdler, dilatory, lagging, slowpoke, sluggish, straggler. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to laggard

Explore words related to laggard — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include laggardness, laggardly, lagger, lagged, slowcoach, lags, pokey, tardy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for laggard

Common synonyms for laggard include dawdler, dilatory, lagging, slowpoke, sluggish, straggler, sluggard, procrastinator — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does laggard come from?

The word laggard breaks down into 2 roots of English and French origin: lag, from English lag (“to fall behind”); and -gard, from French -ard (“one who (pejorative agent)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.