Backward
Sluggish
Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Backward and sluggish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backward" instead the word "Sluggish" as an adjective or an adverb.
Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly
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Sluggish and Backward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backward/sluggish
Backward & Sluggish. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backward/sluggish>.
Sluggish or Backward. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backward/sluggish.
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