Slow Synonyms and Antonyms

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Slow in motion
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. laggard
  2. dilatory
  3. slow-paced
  4. leisurely
  5. sluggish
  6. deliberate
  7. gradual
  8. moderate
  9. loitering
  10. leaden
  11. creeping
  12. inactive
  13. slow-footed
  14. torpid
  15. slow-moving
  16. ultra-slow
  17. crawling
  18. slow-going
  19. imperceptible
  20. snaillike
  21. glue-footed
  22. as slow as molasses
  23. tardy
  24. as slow as molasses in January
  25. poky
Antonyms:
  1. fast
  2. rapid
  3. brisk
  4. swift
  5. hurried
  6. active
  7. busy
  8. quick
Slow in starting
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. dull
  2. sluggish
  3. slack
  4. dilatory
  5. apathetic
  6. phlegmatic
  7. tardy
  8. lethargic
  9. torpid
  10. lackadaisical
  11. languorous
  12. listless
  13. tedious
  14. tiresome
  15. procrastinating
  16. delaying
  17. postponing
  18. idle
  19. indolent
  20. down
  21. lazy
  22. inactive
  23. fabian
  24. heavy
  25. quiet
  26. (colloq.)wearisome
  27. drowsy
  28. andante
  29. inert
  30. dreamy
  31. bovine
  32. sleepy
  33. comatose
  34. off
  35. costive
  36. stagnant
  37. deliberate
  38. slothful
  39. supine
  40. passive
  41. elephantine
  42. boring
  43. negligent
  44. gradual
  45. remiss
  46. languid
  47. leisurely
  48. deadening
  49. disinclined
  50. lentissimo
  51. reluctant
  52. hesitant
  53. lingering
  54. enervated
  55. dormant
  56. lumbering
  57. abeyant
  58. moderate
  59. potential
  60. latent
  61. prolonged
  62. prosaic
  63. protracted
  64. ho-hum
  65. purblind
  66. soft
  67. irksome
  68. unenergetic
  69. uninteresting
  70. unprogressive
  71. unready
  72. wearisome
Antonyms:
  1. immediate
  2. bright
  3. on-time
  4. ahead
  5. alert
  6. ready
  7. intelligent
  8. instant
  9. waiting
  10. smart
  11. in cue
  12. cognizant
So as to fall behind schedule
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. behind
  2. slowly
  3. behindhand
  4. late
  5. easy
  6. tardily
To become slower
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. slow-down
  2. slow-up
  3. slacken
  4. lag
  5. loiter
  6. quiet
  7. relax
  8. procrastinate
  9. back-water
  10. back-and-fill
  11. stall
  12. let up
  13. wind-down
  14. ease-up
  15. ease off
  16. slack
Antonyms:
  1. accelerate
  2. rise
  3. forward
  4. push
  5. mount
  6. advance
  7. speed-up
Slow in producing an effect
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. belated
  2. behindhand
  3. backward
  4. unpunctual
  5. overdue
  6. delayed
  7. behindtime
  8. regarded
  9. impeded
  10. detained
  11. hindered
  12. moss-backed
Antonyms:
  1. busy
  2. diligent
  3. industrious

Words Related to Slow

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Slow Sentence Examples

  • A slow smile came to his lips.

  • Don't let me slow you down.

  • The going was slow on the sandy trail.

  • The wagon groaned into a slow roll.

  • We'll take it nice and slow and hold hands.

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