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Detailed Synonyms for sluggishness in English

sluggishness:

sluggishness [the ~] noun

  1. the sluggishness
    the inertia; the laziness; the slowness; the tardiness; the inertness; the sluggishness; the sloth; the lethargy; the unwieldiness; the indolence; the ponderousness; the listlessness
  2. the sluggishness
    – inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy 1
    the lethargy; the phlegm; the languor; the flatness; the sluggishness
    – inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy 1
  3. the sluggishness
    – the pace of things that move relatively slowly 1
    the sluggishness
    – the pace of things that move relatively slowly 1
    • sluggishness [the ~] noun
      • the sluggishness of the economy1
      • the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold1
  4. the sluggishness
    – a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) 1
    the lethargy; the sluggishness; the lassitude
    – a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) 1

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Related Definitions for "sluggishness":

  1. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy1
    • the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends1
  2. the pace of things that move relatively slowly1
    • the sluggishness of the economy1
    • the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold1
  3. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)1

sluggish:

sluggish adj

  1. sluggish
  2. sluggish
  3. sluggish
    – slow and apathetic 1
    sluggish; inert; soggy; torpid
    – slow and apathetic 1
  4. sluggish
    – (of business) not active or brisk 1
    dull; slow; sluggish
    – (of business) not active or brisk 1
    • dull adj
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • slow adj
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • sluggish adj
      • a sluggish market1
  5. sluggish
    – moving slowly 1
    sluggish; sulky
    – moving slowly 1

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Related Definitions for "sluggish":

  1. slow and apathetic1
    • a sluggish worker1
  2. (of business) not active or brisk1
    • a sluggish market1
  3. moving slowly1
    • a sluggish stream1