slow - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

lose velocity; move more slowly

Synonyms

• decelerate
• retard
• slow
• slow down
• slow up

More generic

• decrease
• diminish
• fall
• lessen

More specific

• delay
• detain
• hold up
• slow
• slow down
• slow up

Verb

become slow or slower

Synonyms

• slack
• slacken
• slow
• slow down
• slow up

More generic

• weaken

Verb

cause to proceed more slowly

Synonyms

• slow
• slow down
• slow up

More generic

• decelerate
• retard
• slow
• slow down
• slow up

More specific

• bog
• bog down
• clog
• constipate

Adjective

(of business) not active or brisk

Synonyms

• dull
• slow
• sluggish

Related

• inactive

Adjective

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Synonyms

• dense
• dim
• dull
• dumb
• obtuse
• slow

Related

• stupid

Adjective

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

Synonyms

• slow

Related

• bumper-to-bumper
• dilatory
• drawn-out
• laggard
• lazy
• long-play
• long-playing
• pokey
• poky
• slow-moving
• sluggish
• sulky

Opposite / Antonyms

• fast

Also See

• gradual
• unhurried

Adjective

at a slow tempo

Synonyms

• slow

Related

• adagio
• andante
• larghetto
• larghissimo
• largo
• lentissimo
• lento
• moderato

Opposite / Antonyms

• fast

Adjective

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

Synonyms

• slow

Opposite / Antonyms

• fast

Adjective

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Synonyms

• boring
• deadening
• dull
• ho-hum
• irksome
• slow
• tedious
• tiresome
• wearisome

Related

• uninteresting

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

Synonyms

• easy
• slow
• slowly
• tardily

of timepieces

Synonyms

• behind
• slow

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