Another word for slow
slow
modif.
Slow in motion
sluggish, laggard, deliberate, gradual, moderate, loitering, leaden, creeping, inactive, torpid, slow moving, ultra-slow, crawling, imperceptible, snaillike, slow-paced, leisurely, glue-footed*, as slow as molasses*, as slow as molasses in January*.
Slow in starting
dilatory, procrastinating, delaying, postponing, idle, indolent, tardy, torpid, lazy, apathetic, phlegmatic, inactive, fabian, sluggish, heavy, quiet, drowsy, inert, dreamy, sleepy, lethargic, stagnant, slothful, supine, passive, slack, negligent, remiss, listless, languorous, lackadaisical, disinclined, reluctant, hesitant, enervated, dormant, abeyant, potential, latent; see also late 1.
Slow in producing an effect
belated, behindhand, backward, unpunctual, overdue, delayed, long-delayed, behindtime, regarded, impeded, detained, hindered, moss-backed.
Dull or stupid
stolid, tame, uninteresting; see dull 3. See syn. study at stupid.
slow
v.
To become slower
slacken, slow up, slow down, lag, loiter, quiet, relax, procrastinate, back water, back and fill, stall*, let up*, wind down*, ease up*, ease off*; see also sense 2, decrease 1, hesitate.
Antonyms rise*, accelerate, mount.
To cause to become slower
delay, postpone, decelerate, moderate, reduce, regulate, retard, detain, temper, qualify, decrease, diminish, hinder, impede, hold back, keep waiting, brake, curtail, check, curb, reef, shorten sail, cut down*, rein in*, cut back*; see also sense 1.
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Another word for slow
Proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired:
dilatory, laggard, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-paced, tardy. (Informal) poky1. Idiom: slow as molasses in January. See fastCharacterized by reduced economic activity:
down, dull, off, slack, sluggish, soft. See increaseHaving only a limited ability to learn and understand:
backward, dull, simple, simple-minded, slow-witted. (Informal) soft. (Offensive) feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded, weak-minded. See ability
So as to fall behind schedule:
behind, behindhand, late. Idiom: behind time. See time
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.
Down or up: delay, detain, hang up, hold up, lag, retard, set back, stall2. See help, time
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