Responsive and Sluggish

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Responsive adjective - Reacting to a stimulus.

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Sluggish is an antonym for responsive.

Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Responsive is an antonym for sluggish.

Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly

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Sluggish or Responsive. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/responsive/sluggish.

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