SLOW as VERB

1. Meaning
   • lose velocity
   • move more slowly
   Synonym(s)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The car decelerated
   Hypernyms(s) slow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • detain (what does detain mean?)
   • hold up (what does hold up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become slow or slower
   Synonym(s)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Production slowed
   Hypernyms(s) slow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slump (what does slump mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   • falloff (what does falloff mean?)
   • falling off (what does falling off mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cause to proceed more slowly
   Synonym(s)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The illness slowed him down
   Hypernyms(s) slow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bog down (what does bog down mean?)
   • bog (what does bog mean?)
   • clog (what does clog mean?)
   • constipate (what does constipate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)

SLOW as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (of business) not active or brisk
   Synonym(s)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   • sluggish (what does sluggish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • business is dull (or slow)
   • a sluggish market
   Similar To
   • inactive (what does inactive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • slow to learn or understand
   • lacking intellectual acuity
   Synonym(s)
   • dense (what does dense mean?)
   • dim (what does dim mean?)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   • dumb (what does dumb mean?)
   • obtuse (what does obtuse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
   • never met anyone quite so dim
   • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray
   • dumb officials mak
   Similar To
   • stupid (what does stupid mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not moving quickly
   • taking a comparatively long time
   Usage Example(s)
   • a slow walker
   • the slow lane of traffic
   • her steps were slow
   • he was slow in reacting to the news
   • slow but steady growth
   Antonym(s)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   Similar To
   • bumper-to-bumper (what does bumper-to-bumper mean?)
   • dilatory (what does dilatory mean?)
   • laggard (what does laggard mean?)
   • poky (what does poky mean?)
   • pokey (what does pokey mean?)
   • dragging (what does dragging mean?)
   • drawn-out (what does drawn-out mean?)
   • lazy (what does lazy mean?)
   • long-play (what does long-play mean?)
   • long-playing (what does long-playing mean?)
   • slow-moving (what does slow-moving mean?)
   • sluggish (what does sluggish mean?)
   See Also
   • delayed (what does delayed mean?)
   • gradual (what does gradual mean?)
   • unhurried (what does unhurried mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • swiftness (what does swiftness mean?)
   • fastness (what does fastness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • at a slow tempo
   Usage Example(s)
   • the band played a slow waltz
   Antonym(s)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
   Similar To
   • adagio (what does adagio mean?)
   • andante (what does andante mean?)
   • lento (what does lento mean?)
   • lentissimo (what does lentissimo mean?)
   • largo (what does largo mean?)
   • larghetto (what does larghetto mean?)
   • larghissimo (what does larghissimo mean?)
   • moderato (what does moderato mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
   Usage Example(s)
   • the clock is slow
   Antonym(s)
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
6. Meaning
   • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
   Synonym(s)
   • boring (what does boring mean?)
   • deadening (what does deadening mean?)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   • ho-hum (what does ho-hum mean?)
   • irksome (what does irksome mean?)
   • tedious (what does tedious mean?)
   • tiresome (what does tiresome mean?)
   • wearisome (what does wearisome mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a boring evening with uninteresting people
   • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
   • a dull play
   • his competent but dull performance
   • a ho-hum speaker who couldn”t capture their attention
   Similar To
   • uninteresting (what does uninteresting mean?)

SLOW as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • without speed (`slow” is sometimes used informally for `slowly”)
   Synonym(s)
   • easy (what does easy mean?)
   • slowly (what does slowly mean?)
   • tardily (what does tardily mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he spoke slowly
   • go easy here–the road is slippery
   • glaciers move tardily
   • please go slow so I can see the sights
   Antonym(s)
   • quickly (what does quickly mean?)
   • rapidly (what does rapidly mean?)
   • speedily (what does speedily mean?)
   • chop-chop (what does chop-chop mean?)
   • apace (what does apace mean?)
   Pertainym(s)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of timepieces
   Synonym(s)
   • behind (what does behind mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the clock is almost an hour slow
   • my watch is running behind