sluggish
Moving slowly and without energy.
sluggish in a sentence
- The stream turned sluggish in the heat, barely creeping past the reeds.
- After the enormous Sunday roast, Dad felt sluggish and could barely lift himself off the sofa.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to sluggish?
- Afast
- Bquick
- Cslow
- Dlively
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C: slow. The other three mean the opposite of sluggish.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to sluggish?
- Aquick
- Btired
- Cslow
- Dlazy
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A: quick. The other three mean nearly the same as sluggish.
Words that mean something similar
slow, lazy, tired
Words that mean the opposite
quick, lively, fast
More words about movement & action
- snare: A trap for catching animals, or to catch something in a trap.
- stealthy: Moving quietly and secretly so nobody notices you.
- stifle: To stop something from coming out, such as a laugh or a yawn.
- stoop: To bend your body forwards and downwards.
- stride: To walk with long confident steps.
- submerge: To go or put completely under water.
- supple: Bending and moving easily without stiffness.
- surge: A sudden powerful rush forward.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test