Slow — synonyms, slow antonyms, definition

1. slow (o)

behindhand dragging tardy

2. slow (a)

apathetic ascertained awkward backward behind behindhand belated bloodless blurred boring bovine clumsy delayed deliberate dense detained dilatory dim doltish dormant • • •

3. slow (Verb)

abate allay alleviate arrest benumb blunt brake check curb curtail cushion damp dawdle deaden decelerate decrease delay desensitise desensitize detain • • •

slow (Verb) — Lose velocity; move more slowly. ex. "The car slowed"

slow (Verb) — Become slow or slower. ex. "Production slowed"

slow (Verb) — Cause to proceed more slowly. ex. "The illness slowed him down"

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4. slow (Adjective)

deadening deadly draggy dumb ho-hum irksome mind-numbing tiresome unamusing wearisome fast

slow (Adjective) — Not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time. ex. "a slow walker" ex. "the slow lane of traffic" ex. "her steps were slow" ex. "he was slow in reacting to the news" ex. "slow but steady growth"

slow (Adjective) — (music) at a slow tempo. ex. "the band played a slow waltz"

slow (Adjective) — Taking more than usual time to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. ex. "worked with the slow students"

slow (Adjective) — (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time. ex. "the clock is slow"

slow (Adjective) — So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. ex. "a slow evening with uninteresting people"

slow (Adjective) — (of business) not active or brisk. ex. "business is slow"

fastness speed swiftness business business enterprise commercial enterprise

5. slow (Adverb)

easy slowly tardily

slow (Adverb) — With low speed. ex. "please go slow so I can see the sights"

slow (Adverb) — (of timepieces) with the time showing earlier than is correct. ex. "the clock is almost an hour slow"