LAGGARDS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

laggards

noun

plural of laggard

as in snails

someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike

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Recent Examples of laggards Namely, many of these laggards—including Gemini, Bullish and BitGo—are offering commodity services in a hyper competitive market, and don’t have the ability to scale or provide much in the way of extra value. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 While tech faltered, the market rotated into defensive consumer staples like Kimberly-Clark , healthcare like Eli Lilly and Cardinal Health , and other year-to-date laggards. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Clear rules can help achieve that by leveling the playing field between sustainability leaders and laggards, MacGilp said. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The harder question, which separates leaders from laggards, is how to operationalize the insights that open finance makes available. — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Companies in the information technology sector were among the biggest laggards. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 Others risk losing ground as AI gets trapped in pilots that never scale, widening the performance gap between early adopters and laggards – and creating a new digital divide inside every industry. — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026

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Noun

And at Mugler, the mood was set before the first look appeared, with screens beaming erotic footage that included mating snails, sweaty skin, a woman’s tongue and two people kissing.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
The inflatable horses, butterflies, snails and other creatures were made by the New York artist and designer Katie Stout.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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The daffodils here were almost finished, apart from one little patch of stragglers still flowering on heroically against the odds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Swarms or stragglers are most likely to be spotted near the Great Lakes shorelines because the lakes help funnel their routes.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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