Synonyms for Slowness

Synonyms for "slowness" (318 found)

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Strong matches (95)

dreariness droop drowsiness dryness dull-wittedness dullardism dullness dumbness duncery dustiness effeteness emptiness enervation ennui ergophobia etiolation fabian policy faineancy faineantise fatigue

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Noun(2 words)

ineptitude ineptness

Related words (159)

lurch micawberism mince mincing steps moratorium mugwump mutinousness ninnyism nolition oafdom oafishness obstinacy obstruction obtuseness occasionalness opacity opposition oscitancy pace paddle

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paleness pallor paperasserie passivity pause perfunctoriness phlegm piaffer pointlessness pokiness ponderousness prance procrastination rack rareness rarity recalcitrance recalcitrancy red tape red-tapeism red-tapery refractoriness refusal relaxedness reluctance remissness renitence renitency reprieve repugnance resistance respite retardance roll satedness saunter scarceness scarcity scuttle seldomness shamble shiftlessness shuffle sidle simpletonianism single-foot slackness sleepiness slink slither sloth slothfulness slouch slow up slow-up slowdown sluggishness solemnity somnolence sottishness sparsity spiritlessness spring fever stagger stalk stall stay stay of execution step sterility stiffness stodginess stolidity stop stoppage stride stroll strolling gait strut stubbornness stuffiness stupefaction stupidity stupor sulk sulkiness sulks sullenness superficiality supineness suspension swagger swing tardiness tastelessness tediousness temporization thick-headedness thick-wittedness tie up tie-up time lag toddle torpidity torpidness torpitude torpor totter tread trot uncommonness unenthusiasm unfrequentness unhastiness unhurriedness uninterestingness uniqueness unliveliness unteachability unusualness unwillingness vagrancy vapidity vapidness velocity waddle wait walk weariness woodenness world-weariness wrongheadedness yokelism

Noun(6 words)

maladroitness mental retardation retardation subnormality thickness unhurriedness

Related word relations

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

8 relation types

More general

4 entries

pace rate stupidity unskillfulness

Synonyms

3 entries

awkwardness brainlessness retardation

derived from

1 entries

slow

distinct from

1 entries

brightness

has context

1 entries

physics

is a

2 entries

book pace

related to

3 entries

reciprocal slow velocity

similar

1 entries

tardiness

Translations

37 translations across 30 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries

βραδυτής noun (quality of being slow)

Catalan

1 entries

lentitud noun (quality of being slow)

Czech

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pomalost noun (quality of being slow)

Danish

1 entries

langsomhed noun (quality of being slow)

Dutch

2 entries

langzaamheid noun (quality of being slow)
traagheid noun (quality of being slow)

Esperanto

1 entries

malrapideco noun (quality of being slow)

Finnish

1 entries

hitaus noun (quality of being slow)

French

1 entries

lenteur noun (quality of being slow)

Friulian

1 entries

lentece noun (quality of being slow)

German

2 entries

Langsamkeit noun (quality of being slow)
Trägheit noun (quality of being slow)

Greek

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βραδύτητα noun (quality of being slow)

Hebrew

1 entries

איטיות noun (quality of being slow)

Hungarian

1 entries

lassúság noun (quality of being slow)

Indonesian

1 entries

kelambatan noun (quality of being slow)

Irish

1 entries

leadrán noun (quality of being slow)

Italian

1 entries

lentezza noun (quality of being slow)

Japanese

3 entries

緩慢 noun (quality of being slow)
遅さ noun (quality of being slow)
遅慢 noun (quality of being slow)

Latin

3 entries

lentitudo noun (quality of being slow)
sēgnitia noun (quality of being slow)
tarditās noun (quality of being slow)

Latvian

1 entries

lēnums noun (quality of being slow)

Norwegian

1 entries

langsomhet noun (quality of being slow)

Old English

1 entries

lætnes noun (quality of being slow)

Polish

1 entries

powolność noun (quality of being slow)

Portuguese

1 entries

lentidão noun (quality of being slow)

Romanian

1 entries

lentoare noun (quality of being slow)

Russian

1 entries

медли́тельность noun (quality of being slow)

Slovak

1 entries

pomalosť noun (quality of being slow)

Spanish

2 entries

lentitud noun (quality of being slow)
sorna noun (quality of being slow)

Swedish

1 entries

långsamhet noun (quality of being slow)

Telugu

1 entries

మెల్లన noun (quality of being slow)

Ukrainian

1 entries

пові́льність noun (quality of being slow)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.

Source: tatoeba (329624)

The railroad isn't to blame for the slowness of the mail.

Source: tatoeba (2959137)

Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.

Source: tatoeba (6022038)

Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue.

Source: tatoeba (7978816)

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Slowness