Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun laggard
1 sense of laggard
Sense 1
dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke -- (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
=> idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum -- (person who does no work; "a lazy bum")
Antonyms of adj laggard
1 sense of laggard
Sense 1
dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey -- (wasting time)
INDIRECT (VIA slow) -> fast -- (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car")
Similarity of adj laggard
1 sense of laggard
Sense 1
dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey -- (wasting time)
=> slow (vs. fast) -- (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth")