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slow
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- pronunciation:
- slo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, 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 not able to move quickly.
The slow swimmers did not get chosen for the team.
- synonyms:
- slack, sluggish
- antonyms:
- fast, hurried, quick, rapid, smart, swift
- similar words:
- crawling, creeping, lazy, plodding
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| definition 2: |
taking a long time.
The patient is making slow progress.- synonyms:
- long, prolonged
- antonyms:
- fast, hasty, hurried, quick, rapid, swift
- similar words:
- lingering, slack
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| definition 3: |
not smart; not quick to learn or understand.
He is great in English but slow in science.- synonyms:
- dull, stupid
- antonyms:
- agile, apt, bright, quick, sharp
- similar words:
- dim, dumb
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| definition 4: |
not quick to react.
Cheryl is slow to become angry.- antonyms:
- prompt, quick
- similar words:
- hesitant, reluctant
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| definition 5: |
not having much business; not busy.
It was a slow day at the shop.- synonyms:
- quiet, slack, sluggish
- antonyms:
- brisk, busy, hectic
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| related words: |
easy, late, off guard, sleepy, stupid |
adverb + (adj.)slow
excruciatingly, extremely, fast, painfully, relatively, too
(adj.)slow
+ adverb
steady
(adj.)slow
+ noun
breath,
breathing,
burn,
circle,
climb,
cooking,
dance,
dancing,
erosion,
evolution,
gait,
grin,
journey,
kiss,
lane,
leak,
learner,
movement,
nod,
pitch,
rhythm,
shutter,
slide,
smile,
start,
starter,
stream,
stroke,
walking
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
in a slow manner.
Go slow and be careful.- antonyms:
- fast
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
slows, slowing, slowed |
| definition 1: |
to make slow (often followed by "down" or "up").
The engineer slowed down the train.- synonyms:
- arrest
- antonyms:
- accelerate, speed
- similar words:
- brake, stunt
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| definition 2: |
to become slow or slower.
His bicycle slowed as he went up the hill.- antonyms:
- hurry
- similar words:
- falter
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| related words: |
dampen, hold |
adverb + (v.)slow
barely, gradually
(v.)slow
+ adverb
bit, considerably, down, dramatically, somewhat
(v.)slow
+ noun
advance,
crawl,
decline,
descent,
expansion,
flow,
growth,
halt,
injury,
metabolism,
mile,
momentum,
motion,
pace,
process,
production,
progress,
rate,
recovery,
speed,
spread,
stop,
tempo,
trickle,
walk,
warming
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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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