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slow
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- pronunciation:
- slo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- slow down
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
slower, slowest |
| definition 1: |
not moving or able to move rapidly or fast.
Only slow traffic can cross the bridge while it's being repaired.I've always been a slow eater; everyone always finishes before me.
- synonyms:
- leisurely, poky, slack, slow-motion, sluggish, unhurried
- antonyms:
- fast, hurried, quick, rapid, smart, speedy, swift
- similar words:
- crawling, creeping, lazy, plodding
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| definition 2: |
taking a long time.
Her development as a musician was slow, but she became more expert than her brother.The climbers began their slow descent this morning.- synonyms:
- extended, long, prolonged, protracted
- antonyms:
- expeditious, fast, hasty, hurried, quick, rapid, speedy, swift
- similar words:
- interminable, lengthy, lingering, slack, tardy
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| definition 3: |
dull-witted.
He appeared slow as a child, but it was only that he had difficulty hearing.- synonyms:
- dense, dimwitted, dull, lumpish, stupid, thickheaded
- antonyms:
- agile, apt, bright, clever, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp
- similar words:
- dim, dumb, imbecile, imperceptive, obtuse, simple, thick, unintelligent, witless
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| definition 4: |
not quickly responsive.
He is slow to become angry.- synonyms:
- dilatory, sluggish
- antonyms:
- prompt, quick, swift
- similar words:
- hesitant, reluctant, unresponsive
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| definition 5: |
not active with business.
Wednesday evenings are always slow at the restaurant.- synonyms:
- quiet, slack, sluggish
- antonyms:
- brisk, busy, hectic
- similar words:
- inactive, leisurely, unhurried
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| definition 6: |
not suited to rapid movement.
We took the slow route back.- antonyms:
- fast
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| related words: |
backward, blunt, deliberate, dense, dopey, easy, laggard, late, logy, off guard, phlegmatic, run-down, sleepy, sluggish, stupid, torpid |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
in a slow manner (often used in combination).
These cacti are slow-growing plants.You'd better go slow through here.- synonyms:
- leisurely
- antonyms:
- fast
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| related words: |
easy |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
slows, slowing, slowed |
| definition 1: |
to make slow (often fol. by "down" or "up").
The slippery roads slowed traffic that day.The engineer slowed down the train.Hey, slow up so we can walk together!- synonyms:
- arrest, decelerate, slacken
- antonyms:
- accelerate, quicken, speed
- similar words:
- brake, hang up, retard, stunt
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| definition 2: |
to delay, retard, or hold back.
Interruptions slowed her progress.The medication slowed the spread of the cancer.- synonyms:
- delay, hang up, hinder, impede, restrain, retard
- antonyms:
- accelerate, advance, hurry, speed
- similar words:
- brake, check, curb, detain, limit, obstruct, restrict, stall
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| related words: |
dampen, hold, impede, stem |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become slow or slower.
The truck slowed as it climbed the hill.- synonyms:
- retard, slacken
- antonyms:
- hurry, quicken
- similar words:
- brake, falter, slack
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| phrase: |
slow down |
| derivations: |
slowly (adv.), slowness (n.) |
Word Builder: slow +
- slowly:
in a slow way; not fast.
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