Your watch is ten minutes slow.
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Slow
/slaː/
Synonyms for "slow" (541 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (109)
Adjective(14 words)
sluggishboringbureaucraticcreeping motiondampendanish stagnationdeadeningdeceleratedelayeddeliberate disregarddeliberate effortdensedense trafficdifficult
after timealmost unheard-ofamblingapatheticaridarrestarrestedaversebackbackpedalbackwardbackwaterbalkingbalkybarrenbehindbehind the timesbehind timebehindhandbelated
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belatedlybenumbedblahblankblaseblindblockedblockishbloodlessbluntblunt-wittedboeotianbone-lazyboredboringbovinebrakecadgingcarefullycautiouscautiouslycharacterlesscheckchildishcircumspectcircumspectlyclaudicantclip the wingscloddishcoldcolorlessconservativecrawlingcrawlinglycreepingcreeping like snailcreepinglycurbdallyingdawdlingdeaddead-and-alivedebilitateddeceleratedeep intodeferdelaydelayeddelayed-actiondelayingdeliberatedeliberatelydensedetaindetaineddilatorilydilatorydillydallyingdim
Adverb(1 words)
Verb(6 words)
Strong matches (162)
Adjective(16 words)
dim witteddim-witteddiscouragedisinclineddismaldo nothingdo-nothingdolessdoltishdopeydormantdraggingdraggydraw reindrearisomedrearydronishdronydroopydrugged
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drydryasdustdulldull of minddull-headeddull-pateddull-witteddumbdunchdustyease offease upeasilyeasyeasygoingeffeteelephantineemptyenervatedergophobicetiolatedexanimatefadefaineantfalteringfalteringlyfar onfat-wittedfeeblefeeblemindedflaggingflatfoot draggingfoot-dragginggentlegentlygood-for-nothinggradualgross-headedgrudginghalf-wittedhaltinghaltinglyhamperhastelessheavyhebetudinousheld uphesitanthinderho humho-humhobbledhobblinghold backhold in checkhold uphollowhumdrumhung upidleidlyimbecileimpedein a bindin abeyancein low gearin march timein slow motionin slow tempoinactiveinaneinanimateindifferentindisposedindolentindolentlyinertinexcitableinfrequentinsipidinterferejadedjammedjejunekeep backlackadaisicallacklustrelaglaggardlagginglanguidlanguidlylanguorouslanguorouslylatelatishlaxlazyleadenleisurelylet downlet uplethargiclifelesslimited
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(16 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
glacial valley cross sectiongradual process
Related words (270)
limpinglimpinglylingeringlingeringlylistlessloathloiteringloiteringlylollygagginglose groundlose momentumlose speedlow spiritedlow-spiritedlumberinglumpishmeasurablemeasuredmicawberishmoderate
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moderatelymonotonousmoratorymoribundmoronicnever on timenonaggressivenone too soonnot with itnumbobstructobstructedobtuseold-fashionedold-fogyishopaqueopposeout of dateout of itoverduepalepallidparasiticpedestrianpeplessperceptibleperfunctoryphlegmaticploddingpointlesspokilypokingpokinglypokyponderouspoopedpreventprocrastinatingprocrastinativeprocrastinatoryprogressivequietrarereefreinrein inrelaxrelaxedrelaxedlyreluctantreluctantlyremissrenitentrestiveretardretardedrustysatedsaunteringscarcescroungingseldom met withseldom seenset backshiftlessshufflingsimplesimplemindedslackslack offslack upslackensleepyslothfulslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow downslow toslow upslow wittedslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedslow-wittedslowlysluggishsluggishlysnail-pacedsnaillikesoftsolemnsomnolentsoporificsparsespiritlessspongingsquarestaggeringstagnantstagnatingstaysteadystemsterilestiffstodgystolidstopstoppedstragglingstrollingstuffystultifiedstuntstupidsuperficialsupinetake in sailtake it easytametardilytardytarryinglytastelesstedioustentativetentativelythickthick wittedthick-brainedthick-headedthick-patedthick-wittedthickheadedthickskulledthrottlethrottle downtiresometoddlingtorpidtortoiseliketotteringtrudgingturtlelikeuncommonunder easy sailunenterprisingunenthusiasticuneventfulunfrequentunhastyunhurriedunhurriedlyunimaginativeunintelligentuninterestinguniqueunlivelyunproductiveunprogressiveunpunctualunreadyunresponsiveuntimelyunusualunwillingunzealousvapidvegetablevegetativewaddlingwanwearisomewearywith agonizing slownesswith deliberationwoodenwork-shyworld-weary
Adjective(26 words)
low-speedlumberingmoderateploddingpokeyponderousprudentslothfulslothlikeslow as a snailslow as christmasslow as molassesslow as molasses in januaryslowfootedsluggishstatelysteadystupidsubglacialsullen
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Adjective(15 words)
Noun(13 words)
How these synonyms differ
- gradual - 'Gradual' implies steady, incremental progression. It's neutral or even positive, a gradual recovery is reassuring.
- leisurely - 'Leisurely' reframes slowness as intentional enjoyment, a leisurely stroll is slow on purpose, not by limitation.
- sluggish - 'Sluggish' adds a negative judgment, it implies lethargy or underperformance, not just a measured pace.
- unhurried - 'Unhurried' suggests calm composure, someone moving slowly because they choose to, not because they can't go faster.
Related word relations
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More general
15 entriesMore specific
12 entriesCollocations
11 entrieslearn slowlymove slowlyread slowlyslow growthslow motionslow paceslow progressslow rateslow readingthink slowlywork slowly
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
Translations
30 translations across 18 languages.
Aragonese
2 entries- lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- lento adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
Bulgarian
2 entries- му́ден adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
- провле́чен adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Czech
1 entries- pomalý adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Finnish
2 entries- hidas adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- hidas adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
French
3 entries- lent adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- lent adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
- tardif adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
German
3 entries- Zeit lassen adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
- langsam adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- zurückhaltend adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
Greek
2 entries- ανέτοιμος adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
- αργόσυρτος adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Irish
1 entries- leasc adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
Italian
1 entries- lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Latvian
1 entries- lēns adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Macedonian
1 entries- бавен adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Māori
2 entries- autō adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- hōtoa adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- mpesi adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
Portuguese
1 entries- lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Spanish
1 entries- lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Swahili
4 entries- aste adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- aste adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
- pole adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
- pole adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
Tibetan
1 entries- བྲེལ་བ་མེད་པ adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
Ukrainian
1 entries- пові́льний adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Business is so slow these days.
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For somebody who feels rushed all the time, I sure make slow progress.
Source: tatoeba (20321)
How slow you are!
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Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.