slow
English Thesaurus
1. lose velocity; move more slowly (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | delay, detain, hold up, |
| definition | : | cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change) |
2. become slow or slower (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | weaken, |
| definition | : | become weaker (verb.change) |
3. cause to proceed more slowly (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | bog, bog down, |
| definition | : | cause to slow down or get stuck (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | clog, constipate, |
| definition | : | impede with a clog or as if with a clog (verb.change) |
4. (of business) not active or brisk (adj.all)
| similar | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | lacking activity; lying idle or unused (adj.all) |
5. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)
| similar | : | stupid, |
| definition | : | lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity (adj.all) |
6. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time (adj.all)
| similar | : | drawn-out, |
| definition | : | (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lazy, |
| definition | : | moving slowly and gently (adj.all) |
| similar | : | long-play, long-playing, |
| definition | : | (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records (adj.all) |
| similar | : | slow-moving, |
| definition | : | moving slowly (adj.all) |
| also | : | gradual, |
| definition | : | proceeding in small stages (adj.all) |
| also | : | unhurried, |
| definition | : | relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | fastness, speed, swiftness, |
| definition | : | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (noun.attribute) |
7. at a slow tempo (adj.all)
| similar | : | adagio, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) leisurely (adj.all) |
| similar | : | andante, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) moderately slow (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lento, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) slow (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lentissimo, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) very slow (adj.all) |
| similar | : | largo, |
| definition | : | very slow in tempo and broad in manner (adj.all) |
| similar | : | larghetto, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo (adj.all) |
| similar | : | larghissimo, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) as slow and broad as possible (adj.all) |
| similar | : | moderato, |
| definition | : | (of tempo) moderate (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
8. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adj.all)
| similar | : | uninteresting, |
| definition | : | arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement (adj.all) |
9. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') (adv.all)
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
10. lose velocity; move more slowly (verb.change)
11. become slow or slower (verb.change)
12. cause to proceed more slowly (verb.change)
13. (of business) not active or brisk (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sluggishness, |
| definition | : | the pace of things that move relatively slowly (noun.attribute) |
14. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, obtuseness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition) |
15. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fast, |
| definition | : | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly (adj.all) |
16. at a slow tempo (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fast, |
| definition | : | at a rapid tempo (adj.all) |
17. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fast, |
| definition | : | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time (adj.all) |
18. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, |
| definition | : | the quality of lacking interestingness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | boredom, ennui, tedium, |
| definition | : | the feeling of being bored by something tedious (noun.feeling) |
19. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | slow, |
| definition | : | not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time (adj.all) |
20. lose velocity; move more slowly (verb.change)
21. become slow or slower (verb.change)
22. cause to proceed more slowly (verb.change)
23. (of business) not active or brisk (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sluggishness, |
| definition | : | the pace of things that move relatively slowly (noun.attribute) |
24. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, obtuseness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition) |
25. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fast, |
| definition | : | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly (adj.all) |
26. at a slow tempo (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fast, |
| definition | : | at a rapid tempo (adj.all) |
27. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time (adj.all)
| antonym | : | fast, |
| definition | : | (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time (adj.all) |
28. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dullness, |
| definition | : | the quality of lacking interestingness (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | boredom, ennui, tedium, |
| definition | : | the feeling of being bored by something tedious (noun.feeling) |
29. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') (adv.all)
| pertainym | : | slow, |
| definition | : | not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time (adj.all) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore slow in ArtiKata.com >