Turtlelike

Synonyms for "turtlelike" (68 found)

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Closest matches (14)

ambling cautious circumspect claudicant crawling creepingcreeping like snaildeliberate easy faltering flagging

Adjective(3 words)

armorlike carapacelike deliberate

Strong matches (20)

foot draggingfoot-dragging gentle gradual halting hobbled hobbling idle indolent languid languorous lazy leisurely limping lumbering moderate poking poky relaxed reluctant

Related words (34)

sauntering shuffling slack slothful slowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow-crawling slow-foot slow-going slow-legged slow-moving slow-paced slow-poky slow-running slow-sailing slow-stepped sluggish snail-paced

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snaillike staggering strolling tentative toddling tortoiselike tottering trudging unhurried waddling

Adjective(4 words)

shelllike shellproof slow tortoiselike

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

motion descriptorprotective design featureshape descriptor

More specific

8 entries

armorclad armored carapaced domed ponderous reinforced shellbound sluggish

Collocations

6 entries

carapacelike patterndomed surfaceprotective designshelllike textureslow movementturtlelike shell

Inflections

2 entries

more turtlelikemost turtlelike

Derivations

1 entries

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