Best Opposite Words For SPEED
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crawl | verbv | |||||
noun • a very slow movement • a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body verb • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground • feel as if crawling with insects • be full of • show submission or fear • swim by doing the crawl | ||||||
| creep | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric • a slow longitudinal movement or deformation • a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body verb • move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground • to go stealthily or furtively • grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) • show submission or fear | ||||||
| decelerate | verbv | |||||
verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • reduce the speed of | ||||||
| leisurely | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • in an unhurried way or at one's convenience adjective satellite • not hurried or forced | ||||||
| plodding | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • hard monotonous routine work • the act of walking with a slow heavy gait adjective satellite • (of movement) slow and laborious | ||||||
| procrastinate | verbv | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly | ||||||
| slow | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| sluggish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • slow or slothful • (of business) not active or brisk • slow and apathetic | ||||||
| tardy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed | ||||||
| unhurried | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste adjective satellite • capable of accepting delay with equanimity | ||||||
Alternatives for CRAWL
Alternatives for CREEP
Alternatives for DECELERATE
Alternatives for LEISURELY
Alternatives for PLODDING
Alternatives for PROCRASTINATE
Alternatives for SLOW
- sluggish
- deliberate
- gradual
- slack
- tardy
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- lagging
- languid
- leisurely
- lethargic
- lumbering
- plodding
- unhurried
- delaying
- procrastinating
- dull
- boring
- decelerate
- slacken
- behind
- careful
- deadening
- delay
- dense
- dilatory
- dim
- dumb
- easy
- hinder
- ho-hum
- inactive
- irksome
- moderate
- obtuse
- prudent
- quiet
- slothful
- slowly
- tardily
- tedious
- tiresome
- wearisome
- unbusy