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HASTENED Antonyms

10 antonyms for hastened. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For HASTENED

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
delayed

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• not as far along as normal in development

dawdled

verb

v

verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

decelerated

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

lagged

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

verb

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

lingered

verb

v

verb

• remain present although waning or gradually dying

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

loitered

verb

v

verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

meandered

verb

v

noun

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

postponed

verb

v

verb

• hold back to a later time

procrastinated

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

tarried

verb

v

adjective satellite

• having the characteristics of pitch or tar

verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

Alternatives for DELAYED

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Alternatives for DAWDLED

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Alternatives for DECELERATED

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Alternatives for LAGGED

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Alternatives for LINGERED

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Alternatives for LOITERED

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Alternatives for MEANDERED

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Alternatives for POSTPONED

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