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SPED Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word sped. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SPED

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
delayed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not as far along as normal in development

stopped
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• (of a nose) blocked

dawdled
verbv
verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

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

decelerated
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

lingered
verbv
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

meandered
verbv
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

paused
verbv
noun

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

verb

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

slowed
verbv
adjective

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

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

adverb

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

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

adjective satellite

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

stalled
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

• small area set off by walls for special use

• a booth where articles are displayed for sale

• a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

• seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

• small individual study area in a library

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• come to a stop

• deliberately delay an event or action

• put into, or keep in, a stall

• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

• cause an airplane to go into a stall

• cause an engine to stop

tarried
verbv
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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Phrases (3)

Alternatives for STOPPED

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Phrases (15)

Alternatives for DAWDLED

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Alternatives for DECELERATED

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Alternatives for LINGERED

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Phrases (4)

Alternatives for MEANDERED

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Alternatives for PAUSED

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Alternatives for SLOWED

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