" plodders "

1: someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others;

  * e.g., " ... the guide halted the tour group so that the plodders who had fallen behind could catch up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crawlers,

•  dalliers,

•  dawdlers,

•  draggers,

•  laggards,

•  laggers,

•  lingerers,

•  loiterers,

•  slowpokes,

•  snails,

•  stragglers

•  Antonyms : 

•  speedsters

1: someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others;

  * e.g., " ... the guide halted the tour group so that the plodders who had fallen behind could catch up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crawler,

•  dallier,

•  dawdler,

•  dragger,

•  laggard,

•  lagger,

•  lingerer,

•  loiterer,

•  slowpoke,

•  snail,

•  straggler

•  Antonyms : 

•  speedster

1: to devote serious and sustained effort;

  * e.g., " ... plodded night and day to get the assignment done "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang away,

•  beaver (away),

•  dig (away),

•  drudge,

•  endeavor,

•  fag,

•  grub,

•  hump,

•  hustle,

•  labor,

•  moil,

•  peg (away),

•  plow,

•  plug,

•  slave,

•  slog,

•  strain,

•  strive,

•  struggle,

•  sweat,

•  toil,

•  travail,

•  tug,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

•  fly,

•  race,

•  speed,

•  whiz,

•  zip

2: to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually;

  * e.g., " ... oxen plodding through deep mud "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blunder,

•  bumble,

•  flog,

•  flounder,

•  limp,

•  lumber,

•  struggle,

•  stumble,

•  trudge

•  Antonyms : 

•  breeze,

•  coast,

•  glide,

•  slide,

•  waltz,

•  whisk

3: to move slowly;

  * e.g., " ... plodded reluctantly off to work "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creak (along),

•  creep,

•  drag,

•  inch,

•  limp,

•  nose,

•  ooze,

•  poke,

•  slouch,

•  snail

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)