Live wire and Laggard

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Live wire noun - A very energetic person.

Usage example: the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires

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Laggard is an antonym for live wire.

Laggard noun - Someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others.

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Live wire is an antonym for laggard.

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Laggard and Live wire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/live_wire/laggard

Live wire & Laggard. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/live_wire/laggard>.

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