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Synonyms for slow in English

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Detailed Synonyms for slow in English

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slow adj

  1. slow
    slow; dilatory; lingering; dragging; hesitating; dawdling; wavering
  2. slow
    sluggish; slow; languid; tardy; lazy; listless
  3. slow
    lazy; slack; workshy; idle; slow
  4. slow
    sluggish; indolent; lazy; dawdling; inert; limp; tardy; passive; languid; dragging; drooping; slow; listless; lingering; shuffling; inactive; slow of understanding

slow

  1. slow
    slow; tardy
  2. slow
    slow; loitering; covered with sauce
  3. slow
    slow; dilatory; dawdling
  4. slow
    slow; messy; mucky; dawdling

slow adj

  1. slow
    – (of business) not active or brisk 1
    dull; slow; sluggish
    – (of business) not active or brisk 1
    • dull adj
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • slow adj
      • business is dull (or slow)1
    • sluggish adj
      • a sluggish market1
  2. slow
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    dull; dense; dim; dumb; slow; obtuse
    – slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity 1
    • dull adj
      • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick1
    • dense adj
      • so dense he never understands anything I say to him1
    • dim adj
      • never met anyone quite so dim1
    • dumb adj
      • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions1
    • slow adj
      • worked with the slow students1
    • obtuse adj
      • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse1
  3. slow
    – not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time 1
    slow
    – not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time 1
    • slow adj
      • a slow walker1
      • the slow lane of traffic1
      • her steps were slow1
      • he was slow in reacting to the news1
      • slow but steady growth1
  4. slow
    – at a slow tempo 1
    slow
    – at a slow tempo 1
    • slow adj
      • the band played a slow waltz1
  5. slow
    – (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time 1
    slow
    – (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time 1
    • slow adj
      • the clock is slow1
  6. slow
    – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 1
    dull; tedious; boring; slow; irksome; tiresome; deadening; ho-hum; wearisome
    – so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness 1
    • dull adj
      • a dull play1
      • his competent but dull performance1
    • tedious adj
      • tedious days on the train1
    • boring adj
      • a boring evening with uninteresting people1
    • slow adj
    • irksome adj
      • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is1
    • tiresome adj
      • the tiresome chirping of a cricket1
    • deadening adj
      • the deadening effect of some routine tasks1
    • ho-hum adj
      • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention1
    • wearisome adj
      • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome1

slow adv

  1. slow
    – without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') 1
    easy; slow; slowly; tardily
    – without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') 1
    • easy adv
      • go easy here--the road is slippery1
    • slow adv
      • please go slow so I can see the sights1
    • slowly adv
      • he spoke slowly1
    • tardily adv
      • glaciers move tardily1
  2. slow
    – of timepieces 1
    behind; slow
    – of timepieces 1
    • behind adv
      • my watch is running behind1
    • slow adv
      • the clock is almost an hour slow1

slow verb

  1. slow
    – lose velocity; move more slowly 1
    to retard; slow; to slow down; slow up; decelerate
    – lose velocity; move more slowly 1
  2. slow
    – become slow or slower 1
    to slack; slow; to slow down; to slacken; slow up
    – become slow or slower 1
    • slack verb (slacks, slacked, slacking)
    • slow verb
      • Production slowed1
    • slow down verb (slows down, slowed down, slowing down)
    • slacken verb (slackens, slackened, slackening)
    • slow up verb
  3. slow
    – cause to proceed more slowly 1
    slow; to slow down; slow up
    – cause to proceed more slowly 1
    • slow verb
      • The illness slowed him down1
    • slow down verb (slows down, slowed down, slowing down)
    • slow up verb

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Related Definitions for "slow":

  1. (of business) not active or brisk1
    • business is dull (or slow)1
  2. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity1
    • worked with the slow students1
  3. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time1
    • a slow walker1
    • the slow lane of traffic1
    • her steps were slow1
    • he was slow in reacting to the news1
    • slow but steady growth1
  4. at a slow tempo1
    • the band played a slow waltz1
  5. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time1
    • the clock is slow1
  6. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness1
  7. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')1
    • please go slow so I can see the sights1
  8. of timepieces1
    • the clock is almost an hour slow1
  9. lose velocity; move more slowly1
  10. become slow or slower1
    • Production slowed1
  11. cause to proceed more slowly1
    • The illness slowed him down1

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