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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 |
adverb + (adj.)slow
agonizingly, excruciatingly, extremely, fast, painfully, relatively, too
(adj.)slow
+ adverb
steady
(adj.)slow
+ noun
breath,
breathing,
burn,
circle,
climb,
cooker,
cooking,
dance,
dancing,
erosion,
evolution,
gait,
grin,
journey,
kiss,
lane,
leak,
learner,
movement,
nod,
pitch,
rhythm,
sales,
shutter,
slide,
smile,
start,
starter,
stream,
stroke,
uptake,
walking
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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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adverb + (v.)slow
barely, gradually
(v.)slow
+ adverb
bit, considerably, down, dramatically, sharply, significantly, somewhat
(v.)slow
+ noun
advance,
crawl,
decline,
descent,
expansion,
flow,
growth,
halt,
injury,
metabolism,
mile,
momentum,
motion,
pace,
process,
production,
progress,
progression,
rate,
recovery,
rotation,
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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