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ADJECTIVE | 1 | slow | Not moving quickly |
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2 | slow | At a slow tempo | |
3 | slow, dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse | Slow to learn or understand | |
4 | slow | (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time | |
5 | slow, boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | |
6 | slow, dull, sluggish | (of business) not active or brisk | |
ADVERB | 1 | slow, slowly, easy, tardily | Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') |
2 | slow, behind | Of timepieces | |
VERB | 1 | slow, decelerate, slow down, slow up, retard | Lose velocity |
2 | slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken | Become slow or slower | |
3 | slow, slow down, slow up | Cause to proceed more slowly |
Sounds | slow' |
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Rhymes | afterglow, aglow, airflow, and 72 more rhymes in low at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Not moving quickly. Taking a comparatively long time. |
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Examples | "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" |
Attribute of | speed, swiftness, fastness |
Similar | bumper-to-bumper; dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey; dragging; drawn-out; lazy; long-play, long-playing; slow-moving; sluggish |
See also | delayed; gradual; unhurried |
Contrary | fast |
Adverbs | slowest; slowly; slower |
Meaning | At a slow tempo. |
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Examples | "the band played a slow waltz" |
Category | music |
Similar | adagio; andante; lento; lentissimo; largo; larghetto; larghissimo; moderato |
Contrary | fast |
Adverbs | slowly |
Meaning | Slow to learn or understand. Lacking intellectual acuity. |
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Examples | "worked with the slow students" |
Synonyms | dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse |
Similar to | stupid |
Meaning | (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time. |
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Examples | "the clock is slow" |
Contrary | fast |
Meaning | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. |
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Synonyms | boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome |
Similar to | uninteresting |
Meaning | (of business) not active or brisk. |
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Examples | "business is dull (or slow)" |
Synonyms | dull, sluggish |
Category | commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business |
Similar to | inactive |
Meaning | Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'). |
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Examples | "he spoke slowly"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" |
Synonyms | slowly, easy, tardily |
Contrary | quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace |
Usage | colloquialism |
Meaning | Of timepieces. |
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Examples | "the clock is almost an hour slow" |
Synonyms | behind |
Meaning | Lose velocity. Move more slowly. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | decelerate, slow down, slow up, retard |
Narrower | slow, slow down, slow up; delay, detain, hold up |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall |
Contrary | accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken |
Nouns | slowing |
Meaning | Become slow or slower. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
Examples | "Production slowed" |
Synonyms | slow down, slow up, slack, slacken |
Broader | weaken |
Nouns | slowing |
Meaning | Cause to proceed more slowly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "The illness slowed him down" |
Synonyms | slow down, slow up |
Narrower | bog down, bog; clog, constipate |
Broader | decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard |