Synonyms for Slow
11 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Slow" (adjective) include bumper-to-bumper, dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey.
Adjective
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
"a slow walker" "the slow lane of traffic" "her steps were slow" "he was slow in reacting to the news" "slow but steady growth"
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bumper-to-bumperdilatorylaggardpokypokeydrawn-outlazylong-playlong-playingslow-movingsluggishsulky
at a slow tempo
"the band played a slow waltz"
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adagioandantelentolentissimolargolarghettolarghissimomoderato
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him" "never met anyone quite so dim" "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions" "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse" "worked with the slow students"
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densedimdulldumbobtuse
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stupid
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
"the clock is slow"
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people" "the deadening effect of some routine tasks" "a dull play" "his competent but dull performance" "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention" "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke "tedious days on the train" "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
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boringdeadeningdullho-humirksometedioustiresomewearisome
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uninteresting
(of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)" "a sluggish market"
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dullsluggish
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inactive
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fast
Verb
lose velocity; move more slowly
"The car decelerated"
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decelerateslow downslow upretard
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delay
Broader
decrease
become slow or slower
"Production slowed"
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slow downslow upslackslacken
Broader
weaken
cause to proceed more slowly
"The illness slowed him down"
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slow downslow up
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bog downclog
Broader
decelerate
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accelerate
Adverb
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
"he spoke slowly" "go easy here--the road is slippery" "glaciers move tardily" "please go slow so I can see the sights"
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slowlyeasytardily
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow" "my watch is running behind"
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behind
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quickly
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