Laggard

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person or thing that falls behind others in progress or speed, typically through slowness or reluctance to keep pace.

“She was the laggard of the group, always arriving late to every morning meeting.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

lag·gard

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Synonyms

dawdler drone lagger trailer pokedilatorypoky pokey

Antonyms

leaderfrontrunnerpioneer

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double G in the middle is a distinctive feature, the ARD ending is shared with several English words

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Scrabble

Scores 10 points, the double G requires two G tiles but the ARD ending aids board adjacency

Words Related to Laggard

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haggard

Words you can make from Laggard

Shorter words formed from the letters in “laggard”.

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