SLOWED Synonyms

• patterned with alternating squares of color

• not as far along as normal in development

• (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

• made difficult or slow

• under restraint

• cool and formal in manner

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• not showy or obtrusive

• prudent

• a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

• any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

• large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

• an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant

• anything that slows or hinders a process

• stop travelling by applying a brake

• cause to stop by applying the brakes

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

• located at or near the back of an animal

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• put at a disadvantage

• being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

• a person who takes a position in the political center

• not extreme

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• preside over

• make less fast or intense

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• make less severe or harsh

• make less strong or intense; soften

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• become slow or slower

• make less active or fast

• become looser or slack

• make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• reduce the speed of

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

• become slow or slower

• make less active or fast

• become looser or slack

• make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

• the act of drilling

• the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of

• permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

• hard to pass through because of dense growth

• having high relative density or specific gravity

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• having component parts closely crowded together