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Synonyms for slow
sloʊslow
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Wiktionary
slowverb
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
a slow train
Synonyms:
dilatory, tardy, boring, gradual, dull-witted, inactive, dull, slothful, sluggishslowverb
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast. --Milton
Synonyms:
delay, hinder, retard, boring, inactive, gradual, slothful, tardy, sluggish, dull, dull-witted, dilatoryslowadjective
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
John is very slow; he is ten seconds behind everybody else when it comes to math.
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slacken, decelerate, inactive, dull, tardy, gradual, slothful, dilatory, sluggish, dull-witted, boringslowadjective
Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding. --Prov. xiv. 29.
Synonyms:
inactive, sluggish, tardy, gradual, boring, dull-witted, dilatory, slothful, dullAntonyms:
prompt, hasty, precipitateslowadjective
Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
That clock is slow.
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dull, inactive, sluggish, slothful, gradual, tardy, dilatory, boring, dull-wittedslowadjective
That takes a long time to transfer data.
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dull, inactive, boring, tardy, dull-witted, sluggish, gradual, dilatory, slothfulslowadjective
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
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sluggish, slothful, dull-witted, gradual, inactive, dull, boring, tardy, dilatoryslowadjective
Not busy; lacking activity.
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boring, inactive, gradual, dull-witted, dull, dilatory, tardy, slothful, sluggishslowadjective
Synonyms:
moderate, deliberate
English Synonyms and Antonyms
slow
Slow signifies moving through a relatively short distance, or with a relatively small number of motions in a given time; slow also applies to that which is a relatively long while in beginning or accomplishing something; a watch or a clock is said to be slow when its indications are behind those of the standard time. Tardy is applied to that which is behind the proper or desired time, especially in doing a work or arriving at a place. Deliberate and dilatory are used of persons, tho the latter may be used also of things, as of a stream; a person is deliberate who takes a noticeably long time to consider and decide before acting or who acts or speaks as if he were deliberating at every point; a person is dilatory who lays aside, or puts off as long as possible, necessary or required action; both words may be applied either to undertaking or to doing. Gradual (Latin gradus, a step) signifies advancing by steps, and refers to slow but regular and sure progression. Slack refers to action that seems to indicate a lack of tension, as of muscle or of will, sluggish to action that seems as if reluctant to advance.
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Synonyms:
dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, drowsy, dull, gradual, inactive, inert, lingering, moderate, procrastinating, slack, sluggish, tardy
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
slowadjective
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"
Synonyms:
wearisome, dull, obtuse, deadening, boring, irksome, dim, tedious, dumb, tiresome, dense, sluggish, ho-humAntonyms:
rapid, presto, allegro, express, smart, quick, prestissimo, swift, instantaneous, prompt, high-speed, immediate, high-velocity, active, straightaway, speedy, red-hot, fast-breaking, hot, fast, scurrying, blistering, double-quick, instant(a), andantino, windy, alacritous, fast-paced, allegretto, meteoric, accelerated, fleet, hurrying, vivace, winged, interestingslowadjective
at a slow tempo
"the band played a slow waltz"
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wearisome, dull, obtuse, deadening, boring, irksome, dim, tedious, dumb, tiresome, dense, sluggish, ho-humAntonyms:
fast, speedy, allegretto, instantaneous, hurrying, meteoric, immediate, rapid, prestissimo, smart, andantino, interesting, swift, quick, hot, red-hot, winged, high-velocity, alacritous, presto, windy, fast-breaking, allegro, active, vivace, instant(a), fast-paced, fleet, double-quick, express, high-speed, scurrying, prompt, blistering, straightaway, accelerateddense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowadjective
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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vague, ho-hum, muted, sluggish, subdued, deadening, faint, mute, thudding, boring, dumb, dense, irksome, black, silent, wispy, heavy, dim, purblind, muffled, tedious, impenetrable, dull, dimmed, speechless, shadowy, tiresome, softened, bleak, thick, wearisome, obtuse, leadenAntonyms:
quick, allegro, smart, interesting, hurrying, instantaneous, fast-paced, double-quick, rapid, straightaway, allegretto, immediate, fast, fleet, high-speed, scurrying, windy, speedy, presto, express, prompt, fast-breaking, alacritous, accelerated, swift, vivace, andantino, hot, prestissimo, instant(a), high-velocity, blistering, active, winged, red-hot, meteoricslowadjective
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
"the clock is slow"
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wearisome, dull, obtuse, deadening, boring, irksome, dim, tedious, dumb, tiresome, dense, sluggish, ho-humAntonyms:
meteoric, double-quick, hot, scurrying, prestissimo, winged, quick, smart, presto, accelerated, allegro, straightaway, red-hot, instantaneous, rapid, speedy, prompt, express, high-speed, fleet, alacritous, high-velocity, blistering, hurrying, fast, fast-paced, windy, active, immediate, andantino, instant(a), interesting, swift, allegretto, fast-breaking, vivaceboring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisomeadjective
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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dull, dim, windy, wearisome, wordy, dense, muted, boring, verbose, dumb, leaden, tedious, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, long-winded, irksome, thudding, softenedAntonyms:
hurrying, instantaneous, quick, high-velocity, fleet, express, high-speed, fast-paced, meteoric, accelerated, blistering, prompt, red-hot, smart, instant(a), presto, speedy, prestissimo, double-quick, rapid, windy, andantino, alacritous, swift, hot, fast, straightaway, allegro, active, vivace, fast-breaking, immediate, winged, scurrying, allegretto, interestingdull, slow, sluggishverb
(of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
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thudding, dim, wearisome, torpid, dense, muted, boring, dumb, leaden, tedious, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, soggy, sulky, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, irksome, inert, dull, softenedAntonyms:
allegretto, alacritous, high-velocity, fleet, immediate, instantaneous, allegro, smart, rapid, vivace, accelerated, double-quick, andantino, windy, quick, speedy, scurrying, instant(a), interesting, hot, high-speed, straightaway, fast, meteoric, presto, hurrying, fast-paced, swift, active, fast-breaking, blistering, express, winged, prompt, prestissimo, red-hotdecelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb
lose velocity; move more slowly
"The car decelerated"
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decompress, delay, slack, check, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow downAntonyms:
high-speed, fast-paced, hurrying, fast, speedy, immediate, quick, red-hot, alacritous, fleet, meteoric, express, allegretto, vivace, windy, instant(a), rapid, prestissimo, double-quick, smart, prompt, swift, andantino, accelerated, instantaneous, high-velocity, scurrying, presto, interesting, straightaway, allegro, active, blistering, hot, winged, fast-breakingslow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb
become slow or slower
"Production slowed"
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decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, slow upAntonyms:
fast-breaking, fleet, hot, allegretto, fast-paced, double-quick, allegro, swift, alacritous, quick, fast, speedy, rapid, straightaway, hurrying, prestissimo, active, high-speed, instantaneous, interesting, blistering, accelerated, immediate, andantino, windy, smart, high-velocity, winged, meteoric, instant(a), express, prompt, presto, red-hot, vivace, scurryingslow, slow down, slow upadverb
cause to proceed more slowly
"The illness slowed him down"
Synonyms:
decompress, decelerate, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, slacken, unbend, retard, relax, slow downAntonyms:
fleet, prestissimo, smart, rapid, vivace, instant(a), immediate, accelerated, hot, quick, scurrying, blistering, fast-breaking, active, red-hot, double-quick, straightaway, high-velocity, interesting, speedy, fast-paced, high-speed, winged, prompt, allegro, fast, express, hurrying, presto, alacritous, allegretto, meteoric, windy, instantaneous, andantino, swiftslowly, slow, easy, tardilyadverb
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"
Synonyms:
slowly, easily, tardily, behind, soft, easy, lento, late, belatedlyAntonyms:
andantino, alacritous, fast, hurrying, fleet, vivace, allegro, swift, instant(a), fast-paced, smart, high-speed, interesting, allegretto, high-velocity, active, speedy, accelerated, rapid, immediate, meteoric, blistering, prompt, quick, express, straightaway, hot, instantaneous, fast-breaking, red-hot, presto, winged, scurrying, windy, double-quick, prestissimobehind, slowadverb
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
Synonyms:
easy, slowly, behind, tardily, in arrears, behindhandAntonyms:
hot, allegro, vivace, speedy, active, prestissimo, windy, express, smart, hurrying, quick, allegretto, swift, straightaway, fast, fast-breaking, double-quick, andantino, blistering, instantaneous, accelerated, immediate, winged, presto, instant(a), prompt, scurrying, rapid, fleet, high-speed, red-hot, meteoric, alacritous, interesting, high-velocity, fast-paced
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List of paraphrases for "slow":
slowly, lens, sluggish, slow-moving, lenta, lento, time-consuming, slowness, low, low-speed, decelerate, slow-motion, slowing, lengthy, slows, lenses, lent
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Slow":
Vellu Maurola, Slow, DJ, Miguel Martinez, Miguel "Slow" Martínez
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How to use slow in a sentence?
Gonzaga likes to get out and run, they feed off energy, it was kind of like a home game for them and we had to slow the tempo.
If Joshua Tal're practicing some of these activities, what we do see is( an) increase in the amplitude of theta and delta( brain) waves, which indicate one is in the parasympathetic state, slow breathing like the 4-7-8 technique reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes and improves pulmonary function.
The Japanese economy and Japanese people are the big losers here, however, if these nods to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion stick and bring about significant change, then that would be great for Japanese society. But this cannot be evaluated right after the Games and probably continues to be a slow process.
Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan:
The constraints that tend to slow down investment are primarily on the supply of pods, finance, the high cost of borrowing seen and export red tape.
The severity and frequency of these [bleaching] events means slow-growing corals won't have time to come back, if all the coral bleaches and dies, it's no longer a coral reef. The coral skeletons are quickly colonized by algae which turns them dark in color.
Translations for slow
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- بطيءArabic
- яйBashkir
- павольныBelarusian
- бавенBulgarian
- lentCatalan, Valencian
- pomalýCzech
- arafWelsh
- langsomDanish
- dumm, langsamGerman
- καθυστερημένος, αργώ, αργός, βραδύνω, βραδύς, αργόστροφος, ανέτοιμος, σταματώ, αργόσυρτοςGreek
- malrapidaEsperanto
- lento, lentificar, lentificarse, ralentizar, ralentizarse, atrasado, enlentecer, frenarSpanish
- geldiBasque
- آهستهPersian
- jätättää, hidastaa, jäljessä, hidas, hidastuaFinnish
- ótíttur, pjakutur, putlutur, høsnutur, døllutur, seinur, drúgvur, seinførur, seinpjakuturFaroese
- lent, freiner, ralentir, lenteFrench
- slaodach, mallScottish Gaelic
- איטיHebrew
- धीमा, सुस्तHindi
- lassúHungarian
- դանդաղArmenian
- perlahan, lambat, pelanIndonesian
- lentaIdo
- tardo, tarda, lento, lentaItalian
- ゆっくり, 鈍足, とろい, 遅いJapanese
- ნელიGeorgian
- 느린Korean
- لهسهر خۆ, هێواشKurdish
- tardus, lentusLatin
- luesLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- lēnsLatvian
- бавен, забавуваMacedonian
- langzaam, ophouden, slome, traag, langzame, sloom, vertragenDutch
- langsom, langsomt, langsommeNorwegian
- chʼééhNavajo, Navaho
- lentOccitan
- powolny, wolnyPolish
- lento, devagarPortuguese
- încetRomanian
- медленныйRussian
- spor, спорSerbo-Croatian
- pomalýSlovak
- počasenSlovene
- långsamSwedish
- aste, poleSwahili
- నిదానముTelugu
- ช้าThai
- yavaşTurkish
- повільний, нуднийUkrainian
- chậm, chậm chạpVietnamese
- nevifikVolapük
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