Slow

//slaː//

Synonyms for "slow" (572 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (115)

decelerate dilatory behind boring delay deliberate dense gradual lazy sluggish tardily adagio after time almost unheard-of ambling andante apathetic arid arrest arrested

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Verb(4 words)

decelerate retard slacken delay

Adjective(27 words)

boring deliberate gradual harebrained abeyant ass-brained baby-brained bee-brained beetle-headed birdbrained boneheaded boobily booby boofheaded brainless buffle-headed bullet-headed careful cautious cessant

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chary chowderheaded chuckleheaded crackbrained crawling creeping dateless

Adverb(1 words)

behind

Adjective(2 words)

boring deadening

Strong matches (171)

deliberately detain detained dilatorily dillydallying dim dim witted dim-witted discourage disinclined dismal do nothing do-nothing doless doltish dopey dormant dragging draggy draw rein

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drawn out drearisome dreary dronish drony droopy drugged dry dryasdust dull dull of mind dull witted dull-headed dull-pated dull-witted dumb dunch dusty ease off ease up easily easy easygoing effete elephantine empty enervated ergophobic etiolated exanimate fade faineant faltering falteringly far on fat-witted feeble feebleminded flagging flat foot dragging foot-dragging gentle gently good-for-nothing gross-headed grudging half-witted halting haltingly hamper hasteless heavy hebetudinous held up hesitant ho hum ho-hum hobbled hobbling hold back hold in check hold up hollow humdrum hung up idle idly imbecile impede in a bind in abeyance in low gear in march time in slow motion in slow tempo inactive inane inanimate indifferent indisposed indolent indolently inert inexcitable infrequent insipid interfere jaded jammed jejune keep back lackadaisical lacklustre lag laggard lagging languid languidly languorous languorously larghetto larghissimo largo late latish lax leaden leisurely

Adjective(6 words)

dense dim dull dumb ho-hum irksome

Adjective(34 words)

dented dilatory dozy draggy dreich drowsy dull dull-witted dumb as a post dumb as an ox dumb as dirt dunderheaded empty-headed fatheaded fatuous flea-brained gastropodous glacial gormless half-brained

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hammer-headed headass heavy-footed inactive inching inert jolterheaded labored lackluster languid languorous latent lead-footed leaden

Adverb(1 words)

easy

Verb(1 words)

hinder

Related words (286)

lentissimo lento let down let up lethargic lifeless limited limping limpingly lingering lingeringly listless loath loitering loiteringly lollygagging long playing lose ground lose momentum lose speed

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low spirited low-spirited lumbering lumpish measurable measured micawberish moderate moderately moderato monotonous moratory moribund moronic never on time nonaggressive none too soon not with it numb obstruct obstructed obtuse old-fashioned old-fogyish opaque oppose out of date out of it overdue pale pallid parasitic pedestrian pepless perceptible perfunctory phlegmatic plodding pointless pokily poking pokingly poky ponderous pooped prevent procrastinating procrastinative procrastinatory progressive quiet rare reef rein rein in relax relaxed relaxedly reluctant reluctantly remiss renitent restive retard retarded rusty sated sauntering scarce scrounging seldom met with seldom seen set back shiftless shuffling simple simpleminded slack slack off slack up slacken sleepy slothful slow as death slow as molasses slow as slow slow down slow moving slow to slow up slow witted slow-crawling slow-foot slow-going slow-legged slow-moving slow-paced slow-poky slow-running slow-sailing slow-stepped slow-witted slowly sluggishly snail-paced snaillike soft solemn somnolent soporific sparse spiritless sponging square staggering stagnant stagnating stay steady stem sterile stiff stodgy stolid stop stopped straggling strolling stuffy stultified stunt stupid superficial supine take in sail take it easy tame tardy tarryingly tasteless tedious tentative tentatively thick thick witted thick-brained thick-headed thick-pated thick-witted thickheaded thickskulled throttle throttle down tiresome toddling torpid tortoiselike tottering trudging turtlelike uncommon under easy sail unenterprising unenthusiastic uneventful unfrequent unhasty unhurried unhurriedly unimaginative unintelligent uninteresting unique unlively unproductive unprogressive unpunctual unready unresponsive untimely unusual unwilling unzealous vapid vegetable vegetative waddling wan wearisome weary with agonizing slowness with deliberation wooden work-shy world-weary

Adjective(61 words)

lethargic long low-speed lumbering lunkheaded meatheaded mentally challenged meticulous moderate muttonheaded nitty numbskulled peabrained piecemeal plodding pokey ponderous prudent pudding-headed purblind

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Adjective(5 words)

obtuse sluggish tedious tiresome wearisome

Verb(3 words)

slack slow down slow up

Adverb(2 words)

slowly tardily

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

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

9 entries

decelerate decrease diminish fall lessen retard slow down slow up weaken

Antonyms

6 entries

brisk fast hasty prompt rapid

Synonyms

12 entries

behind boring deadening decelerate delay deliberate dense dilatory dull witted gradual sluggish tardily

Related terms

2 entries

forslow move slowly

defined as

1 entries

opposite of fast

derived

99 entries

Sloman Slowaris digital slow motion dog slow go-slow hyperslow infraslow low and slow overslow slo-mo slofie sloth slow TV slow and steady wins the race slow as Christmas

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distinct from

1 entries

fast

has context

1 entries

music

manner of

2 entries

decelerate weaken

related to

40 entries

activity behind briskness busy capacity comprehend decelerate deficient deliberation distance early gradual hasty hinder intellectual liveliness

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similar

40 entries

adagio andante bumper to bumper bumper-to-bumper dilatory drawn out drawn-out gradual inactive laggard larghetto larghissimo

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Translations

332 translations across 123 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

stadig adj (not quick in motion)

Albanian

2 entries

i ngadalshëm adj (not quick in motion)
vonuar adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

βραδύς adj (not quick in motion)

Arabic

1 entries

بَطِيء adj (not quick in motion)

Aragonese

4 entries

lento adj (not quick in motion)
lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
lento adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
lento adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

Armenian

1 entries

դանդաղ adj (not quick in motion)

Assamese

2 entries

লেহেম adj (not quick in motion)
লেহেমীয়া adj (not quick in motion)

Asturian

1 entries

lentu adj (not quick in motion)

Avar

1 entries

хӏинцаб adj (not quick in motion)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

asta adj (not quick in motion)
yavaş adj (not quick in motion)

Bashkir

1 entries

яй adj (not quick in motion)

Basque

1 entries

geldi adj (not quick in motion)

Belarusian

1 entries

паво́льны adj (not quick in motion)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

धीमा adj (not quick in motion)

Bikol Central

1 entries

maluhay adj (not quick in motion)

Bulgarian

4 entries

ба́вен adj (not quick in motion)
безинтере́сен adj (lacking spirit; boring)
вял adj (not busy)
му́ден adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

Burmese

1 entries

နှေး adj (not quick in motion)

Catalan

2 entries

lent adj (not quick in motion)
fer lent verb (to reduce the speed of)

Cebuano

1 entries

hinay adj (not quick in motion)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

لەسەر خۆ adj (not quick in motion)
ھێواش adj (not quick in motion)

Chamicuro

1 entries

yakameleste adj (not quick in motion)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ adj (not quick in motion)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

慢 adj (not quick in motion)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

慢 adj (not quick in motion)

Cornish

2 entries

lent adj (not quick in motion)
syger adj (not quick in motion)

Czech

3 entries

pomalý adj (not quick in motion)
pomalý adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
pomalý adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Dalmatian

1 entries

tierč adj (not quick in motion)

Danish

1 entries

langsom adj (not quick in motion)

Deccani

1 entries

ہلو adj (not quick in motion)

Dutch

4 entries

langzaam adj (not quick in motion)
langzaam adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
langzame adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
slome adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Elfdalian

1 entries

makklin adj (not quick in motion)

Esperanto

1 entries

malrapida adj (not quick in motion)

Estonian

1 entries

aeglane adj (not quick in motion)

Faroese

4 entries

drúgvur adj (not quick in motion)
døllutur adj (not quick in motion)
høsnutur adj (not quick in motion)
pjakutur adj (not quick in motion)

Finnish

4 entries

hidas adj (not quick in motion)
hidas adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
hidas adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
hidas adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

French

4 entries

lent adj (not quick in motion)
lent adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
lent adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
lente adj (not quick in motion)

Friulian

1 entries

lent adj (not quick in motion)

Georgian

2 entries

ნელი adj (not quick in motion)
შენელება verb (to reduce the speed of)

German

4 entries

Zeit lassen adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
dumm adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
falsch adj (behind in time)
langsam adj (not quick in motion)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries

kadal adj (not quick in motion)

Greek

4 entries

ανέτοιμος adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
αργός adj (not quick in motion)
αργόστροφος adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
αργόσυρτος adj (spread over a comparatively long time)

Greenlandic

3 entries

arriitsoq adj (not quick in motion)
kigaatsoq adj (not quick in motion)
sukkaatsoq adj (not quick in motion)

Hebrew

3 entries

אִטִּי adj (not quick in motion)
מְפַגֵּר adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
מְפַגֵּר adj (behind in time)

Higaonon

1 entries

mahinay adj (not quick in motion)

Hindi

3 entries

आहिस्ता adj (not quick in motion)
धीमा adj (not quick in motion)
सुस्त adj (not quick in motion)

Hungarian

1 entries

lassú adj (not quick in motion)

Icelandic

2 entries

hægur adj (not quick in motion)
seinn adj (not quick in motion)

Ido

1 entries

lenta adj (not quick in motion)

Indonesian

3 entries

lambat adj (not quick in motion)
pelan adj (not quick in motion)
perlahan adj (not quick in motion)

Ingrian

2 entries

tyltsä mänomää adj (not quick in motion)
veeno adj (not quick in motion)

Irish

4 entries

leasc adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)
mall adj (not quick in motion)
righin adj (not quick in motion)
righin adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Italian

4 entries

lento adj (not quick in motion)
lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
tarda adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
tardo adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Japanese

4 entries

とろい adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
ゆっくり adj (not quick in motion)
遅い adj (not quick in motion)
鈍足 adj (not quick in motion)

Kazakh

3 entries

ақырын adj (not quick in motion)
баяу adj (not quick in motion)
жай adj (not quick in motion)

Khmer

1 entries

យឺត adj (not quick in motion)

Korean

2 entries

느리다 adj (not quick in motion)
느린 adj (not quick in motion)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

акырын adj (not quick in motion)
жай adj (not quick in motion)

Ladin

1 entries

plan adj (not quick in motion)

Ladino

3 entries

avagarozo adj (not quick in motion)
lento adj (not quick in motion)
yavash adj (not quick in motion)

Lao

1 entries

ຊ້າ adj (not quick in motion)

Latin

3 entries

lentus adj (not quick in motion)
tardus adj (not quick in motion)
tardus adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Latvian

3 entries

lēns adj (not quick in motion)
lēns adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
lēns adj (not busy)

Lithuanian

1 entries

lėtas adj (not quick in motion)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

lues adj (not quick in motion)

Macedonian

3 entries

бавен adj (not quick in motion)
бавен adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
забавува verb (to reduce the speed of)

Malay

3 entries

lambat adj (not quick in motion)
pelan adj (not quick in motion)
perlahan adj (not quick in motion)

Manchu

1 entries

ᠮᠠᠨᡩᠠ adj (not quick in motion)

Mongolian

2 entries

удаан adj (not quick in motion)
ᠤᠳᠠᠭᠠᠨ adj (not quick in motion)

Māori

4 entries

akitō adj (not quick in motion)
akutō adj (not quick in motion)
autō adj (not quick in motion)
autō adj (spread over a comparatively long time)

Navajo

1 entries

chʼééh adj (not quick in motion)

Neapolitan

1 entries

liento adj (not quick in motion)

Nepali

2 entries

ढिलो adj (behind in time)
सुस्त adj (not quick in motion)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

mpesi adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

Ngunawal

1 entries

gunyan adj (not quick in motion)

Norman

1 entries

lent adj (not quick in motion)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

hêdî adj (not quick in motion)

Northern Sami

3 entries

hillji adj (not quick in motion)
hillján adj (not quick in motion)
njoahci adj (not quick in motion)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

langsom adj (not quick in motion)

Occitan

1 entries

lent adj (not quick in motion)

Old English

1 entries

læt adj (not quick in motion)

Old Irish

1 entries

mall adj (not quick in motion)

Old Javanese

1 entries

jambat adj (not quick in motion)

Ossetian

1 entries

сындӕг adj (not quick in motion)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

آغر adj (not quick in motion)

Persian

1 entries

آهسته adj (not quick in motion)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

langsom adj (not quick in motion)
sacht (nds) adj (not quick in motion)

Polish

2 entries

powolny adj (not quick in motion)
wolny adj (not quick in motion)

Portuguese

4 entries

atrasado adj (behind in time)
devagar adj (not quick in motion)
lento adj (not quick in motion)
lento adj (spread over a comparatively long time)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਧੀਮਾ adj (not quick in motion)

Romanian

1 entries

încet adj (not quick in motion)

Romansch

2 entries

lamaschi adj (not quick in motion)
plaun adj (not quick in motion)

Russian

3 entries

ме́дленный adj (not quick in motion)
замедля́ть verb (to reduce the speed of)
замедля́ть verb (to keep from going quickly, to delay)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

mall adj (not quick in motion)
slaodach adj (not quick in motion)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

spȍr adj (not quick in motion)
спо̏р adj (not quick in motion)

Sicilian

1 entries

lentu adj (not quick in motion)

Slovak

1 entries

pomalý adj (not quick in motion)

Slovene

1 entries

počasen adj (not quick in motion)

Southern Altai

2 entries

аккырын adj (not quick in motion)
акырын adj (not quick in motion)

Spanish

4 entries

atrasado adj (behind in time)
caído de la cama adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
caído de la esfera adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
caído de la hamaca adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)

Swahili

4 entries

aste adj (not quick in motion)
aste adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
aste adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
aste adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

Swedish

2 entries

långsam adj (not quick in motion)
seg adj (not quick in motion)

Tagalog

1 entries

mabagal adj (not quick in motion)

Tajik

2 entries

оҳиста adj (not quick in motion)
суст adj (not quick in motion)

Tamil

1 entries

மெதுவான adj (not quick in motion)

Tatar

1 entries

әкрен adj (not quick in motion)

Telugu

1 entries

నిదానము adj (not quick in motion)

Thai

1 entries

ช้า adj (not quick in motion)

Tibetan

4 entries

གླེན་པ adj (of reduced intellectual capacity)
ཉོབ་ཏོ adj (lacking spirit; boring)
དལ་པོ adj (not quick in motion)
བྲེལ་བ་མེད་པ adj (lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation)

Turkish

2 entries

ağır adj (not quick in motion)
yavaş adj (not quick in motion)

Tuvan

1 entries

оожум adj (not quick in motion)

Ukrainian

4 entries

нудни́й adj (lacking spirit; boring)
пові́льний adj (not quick in motion)
пові́льний adj (spread over a comparatively long time)
спові́льнювати verb (to reduce the speed of)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

pomałki adj (not quick in motion)
pomały adj (not quick in motion)

Urdu

4 entries

آہِسْتَہ adj (not quick in motion)
دِھیمِا adj (not quick in motion)
سُسْت adj (not quick in motion)
کند adj (not quick in motion)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئاستا adj (not quick in motion)

Uzbek

2 entries

sekin adj (not quick in motion)
sust adj (not quick in motion)

Venetan

2 entries

piajo adj (not quick in motion)
slofio adj (not quick in motion)

Vietnamese

2 entries

chậm adj (not quick in motion)
chậm chạp adj (not quick in motion)

Volapük

1 entries

nevifik adj (not quick in motion)

Walloon

3 entries

lintiveus adj (not quick in motion)
londjin adj (not quick in motion)
loyminoye adj (not quick in motion)

Welsh

1 entries

araf adj (not quick in motion)

White Hmong

1 entries

qeeb adj (not quick in motion)

Yiddish

1 entries

פּאַמעלעך adj (not quick in motion)

Zhuang

2 entries

menh adj (not quick in motion)
yaeng adj (not quick in motion)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Your watch is ten minutes slow.

Source: tatoeba (17107)

Business is so slow these days.

Source: tatoeba (18694)

For somebody who feels rushed all the time, I sure make slow progress.

Source: tatoeba (20321)

How slow you are!

Source: tatoeba (24951)

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