QUICKSILVERINGS Antonyms

• proceeding in small stages

• (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt

• (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

• insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

• in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

• not hurried or forced

• deficient in alertness or activity

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

• (of movement) slow and laborious

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

• after the expected or usual time; delayed

• relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste

• capable of accepting delay with equanimity