Synonyms for "foot-draggings" (114 found)

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Closest matches (23)

amblingantipathyarrestaversionbackwardblockadecautiouscheckcircumspectclosureconstrictioncrampcrawlingcreepingdallyingdelaydelayingdeliberatedeliberatenessdeliberation

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detentiondilatorydisagreement

Strong matches (34)

disinclinationdisobediencedissentdistastedrawleasyeasygoingfalteringfixationflagginggentlegradualhaltinghamperingholdbackholdupidleidlenessimpedimentindisposition

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indocilityindolenceindolentinertiainhibitioninterferenceinterruptionlackadaisicallaggardlagginglanguidlanguorlanguorouslax

Related words (57)

lazinesslazyleisurelyletlimpinglingeringloiteringlumberingmoderatenegativismnuisance valueobstinacyobstructionocclusionoppositionpokingpokyprocrastinatingprocrastinativerecalcitrance

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refusalrelaxedreluctancereluctantremissrenitencyrepressionrepugnanceresistancerestraintrestrictionretardationsetbackshufflingslackslothslothfulslowslownesssluggishsqueezestaggeringstallstrangleholdstricturestrollingstubbornnesssulkssuppressiontentativetoddlingtotteringtrudgingturtlelikeunhurried

Noun(2 words)

slow-walkingslowball

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