My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.
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Slowness
Synonyms for "slowness" (338 found)
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Closest matches (68)
acediaafterthoughtambleantipathyapathyaridityasininityaversenessaversionbackwardnessbarrennessbindblockblockadeblockageblockishnessbloodlessnessboobishnessboorishnessboredom
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bovinitybureaucratic delaycharacterlessnesscloddishnesscolorlessnesscrassnesscreepingcrudenesscursorinessdeadnessdelaydelayagedelayed reactiondeliberatenessdeliberationdensenessdensitydetentiondilatorinessdim-wittednessdimnessdisagreementdisinclinationdismalnessdisobediencedisrelishdissentdistastedo-nothingnessdolce far nientedoltishnessdouble takedragdragginessdraggingdrawldrearinessdroop
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
descriptive adjective of change
Strong matches (101)
drowsinessdrynessdull-wittednessdullardismdullnessdumbnessduncerydustinesseffetenessemptinessenervationennuiergophobiaetiolationfabian policyfaineancyfaineantisefatigueflatnessflounce
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foot draggingfoot-draggingfractiousnessgaitgallopgrossnessgrudging consentgrudgingnesshalthang uphang-uphastelessnessheavinesshebetudehesitationhindrancehitchhobblehoboismhold-offholduphollownessidlenessinactivityinanimationinanityindifferenceindisposednessindispositionindocilityindolenceinertiainexcitabilityinexertioninfrequenceinfrequencyinsipidityinsipidnessinterimintractablenessjadednessjamjejunityjoglack of enthusiasmlack of zeallackadaisicalnesslaglaggardnesslagginglanguidnesslanguishmentlanguorlanguorousnesslassitudelaxnesslazinessleadennessleisurelinesslenitudelentorlethargylifelessnesslimplistlessnesslock steplogjamlotus-eatingloutishnesslowness of spiritlumpishnesslurch
Noun(9 words)
Related words (169)
Noun(14 words)
mental retardationmoseyingploddingprocessing delayretardationslow downslowpokesluggishnesssnailingsnailssubnormalitythicknessunhurriednessviscousness
micawberismmincemincing stepsmoratoriummugwumpmutinousnessninnyismnolitionoafdomoafishnessobstinacyobstructionobtusenessoccasionalnessopacityoppositionoscitancypacepaddlepaleness
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pallorpaperasseriepassivitypauseperfunctorinessphlegmpiafferpointlessnesspokinessponderousnesspranceprocrastinationrackrarenessrarityrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyred tapered-tapeismred-taperyrefractorinessrefusalrelaxednessreluctanceremissnessrenitencerenitencyreprieverepugnanceresistancerespiteretardanceretardationrollsatednesssaunterscarcenessscarcityscuttleseldomnessshambleshiftlessnessshufflesidlesimpletonianismsingle-footslacknesssleepinessslinkslitherslothslothfulnessslouchslow upslow-upslowdownsluggishnesssolemnitysomnolencesottishnesssparsityspiritlessnessspring feverstaggerstalkstallstaystay of executionstepsterilitystiffnessstodginessstoliditystopstoppagestridestrollstrolling gaitstrutstubbornnessstuffinessstupefactionstupiditystuporsulksulkinesssulkssullennesssuperficialitysupinenesssuspensionswaggerswingtastelessnesstediousnesstemporizationthick-headednessthick-wittednesstie uptie-uptime lagtoddletorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorportottertreadtrotuncommonnessunenthusiasmunfrequentnessunhastinessunhurriednessuninterestingnessuniquenessunlivelinessunteachabilityunusualnessunwillingnessvagrancyvapidityvapidnessvelocitywaddlewaitwalkwearinesswoodennessworld-wearinesswrongheadednessyokelism
Adjective(3 words)
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5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesextreme slownessmeasure of slownesssigns of slownessslowness in learningslowness in movement
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2 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The railroad isn't to blame for the slowness of the mail.
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Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
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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.
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