laggard
/ˈlæɡəd/noun
उच्चारण लैगड
पिछड़ा, सुस्त
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a slow and lazy person, organization; a person or thing that is slower than others
पिछड़ा, सुस्त
- The state is a laggard in education.
- In road safety, the city is a laggard compared with others.
- The company was a laggard in adopting new technology and lost many customers.
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- Rohan was never a laggard when it came to finishing his homework.
- Some districts remain laggards in vaccination despite the government's efforts.
Synonyms dawdler straggler slowcoach idler loiterer
Opposite leader front runner pioneer high-flyer
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lag·gard
?Which word?
Keep the slow-person words together: laggard, straggler (a person who falls behind a group), dawdler (a person who moves slowly), slowcoach (British informal), sluggard (old-fashioned, a lazy person).
सुस्त व्यक्ति के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: laggard, straggler (समूह से पीछे छूटने वाला), dawdler (धीरे चलने वाला), slowcoach (British अनौपचारिक), sluggard (पुराना, आलसी व्यक्ति)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Lag behind (fail to keep up: 'India lags behind in research spending').
Phrasal verb 'lag behind' (पीछे रह जाना: 'India lags behind in research spending')।