| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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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 |