Antonyms for slow
sloʊslow

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. slowverb

   Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

   a slow train

   Synonyms:
   dilatory, tardy, boring, gradual, dull-witted, inactive, dull, slothful, sluggish

2. slowverb

   Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

   These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast. --Milton

   Synonyms:
   delay, hinder, retard, boring, inactive, gradual, slothful, tardy, sluggish, dull, dull-witted, dilatory

3. slowadjective

   Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

   John is very slow; he is ten seconds behind everybody else when it comes to math.

   Antonyms:
   prompt, quick

   Synonyms:
   slacken, decelerate, inactive, dull, tardy, gradual, slothful, dilatory, sluggish, dull-witted, boring

4. slowadjective

   Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.

   He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding. --Prov. xiv. 29.

   Antonyms:
   prompt, hasty, precipitate

   Synonyms:
   inactive, sluggish, tardy, gradual, boring, dull-witted, dilatory, slothful, dull

5. slowadjective

   Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.

   That clock is slow.

   Synonyms:
   dull, inactive, sluggish, slothful, gradual, tardy, dilatory, boring, dull-witted

6. slowadjective

   That takes a long time to transfer data.

   Synonyms:
   dull, inactive, boring, tardy, dull-witted, sluggish, gradual, dilatory, slothful

7. slowadjective

   Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

   Antonyms:
   brisk, lively

   Synonyms:
   sluggish, slothful, dull-witted, gradual, inactive, dull, boring, tardy, dilatory

8. slowadjective

   Not busy; lacking activity.

   Synonyms:
   boring, inactive, gradual, dull-witted, dull, dilatory, tardy, slothful, sluggish

9. slowadjective

   Synonyms:
   moderate, deliberate

   Antonyms:
   fast, quick, swift, rapid

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slow

   Slow signifies moving through a relatively short distance, or with a relatively small number of motions in a given time; slow also applies to that which is a relatively long while in beginning or accomplishing something; a watch or a clock is said to be slow when its indications are behind those of the standard time. Tardy is applied to that which is behind the proper or desired time, especially in doing a work or arriving at a place. Deliberate and dilatory are used of persons, tho the latter may be used also of things, as of a stream; a person is deliberate who takes a noticeably long time to consider and decide before acting or who acts or speaks as if he were deliberating at every point; a person is dilatory who lays aside, or puts off as long as possible, necessary or required action; both words may be applied either to undertaking or to doing. Gradual (Latin gradus, a step) signifies advancing by steps, and refers to slow but regular and sure progression. Slack refers to action that seems to indicate a lack of tension, as of muscle or of will, sluggish to action that seems as if reluctant to advance.

   See synonyms for NIMBLE.

   Synonyms:
   dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, drowsy, dull, gradual, inactive, inert, lingering, moderate, procrastinating, slack, sluggish, tardy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slow

   Antonyms:
   active, quick, fast, rapid, alert, ready, prompt, early, sudden, immediate

   Synonyms:
   sluggish, inactive, inert, lazy, unready, tardy, late, gradual, tedious, dull, dilatory, lingering, slack

Matched Categories

1. • Music

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. slowadjective

   not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

   "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

   Antonyms:
   rapid, presto, allegro, express, smart, quick, prestissimo, swift, instantaneous, prompt, high-speed, immediate, high-velocity, active, straightaway, speedy, red-hot, fast-breaking, hot, fast, scurrying, blistering, double-quick, instant(a), andantino, windy, alacritous, fast-paced, allegretto, meteoric, accelerated, fleet, hurrying, vivace, winged, interesting

   Synonyms:
   wearisome, dull, obtuse, deadening, boring, irksome, dim, tedious, dumb, tiresome, dense, sluggish, ho-hum

2. slowadjective

   at a slow tempo

   "the band played a slow waltz"

   Antonyms:
   fast, speedy, allegretto, instantaneous, hurrying, meteoric, immediate, rapid, prestissimo, smart, andantino, interesting, swift, quick, hot, red-hot, winged, high-velocity, alacritous, presto, windy, fast-breaking, allegro, active, vivace, instant(a), fast-paced, fleet, double-quick, express, high-speed, scurrying, prompt, blistering, straightaway, accelerated

   Synonyms:
   wearisome, dull, obtuse, deadening, boring, irksome, dim, tedious, dumb, tiresome, dense, sluggish, ho-hum

3. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowadjective

   slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

   "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 make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

   Antonyms:
   quick, allegro, smart, interesting, hurrying, instantaneous, fast-paced, double-quick, rapid, straightaway, allegretto, immediate, fast, fleet, high-speed, scurrying, windy, speedy, presto, express, prompt, fast-breaking, alacritous, accelerated, swift, vivace, andantino, hot, prestissimo, instant(a), high-velocity, blistering, active, winged, red-hot, meteoric

   Synonyms:
   vague, ho-hum, muted, sluggish, subdued, deadening, faint, mute, thudding, boring, dumb, dense, irksome, black, silent, wispy, heavy, dim, purblind, muffled, tedious, impenetrable, dull, dimmed, speechless, shadowy, tiresome, softened, bleak, thick, wearisome, obtuse, leaden

4. slowadjective

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

   "the clock is slow"

   Antonyms:
   meteoric, double-quick, hot, scurrying, prestissimo, winged, quick, smart, presto, accelerated, allegro, straightaway, red-hot, instantaneous, rapid, speedy, prompt, express, high-speed, fleet, alacritous, high-velocity, blistering, hurrying, fast, fast-paced, windy, active, immediate, andantino, instant(a), interesting, swift, allegretto, fast-breaking, vivace

   Synonyms:
   wearisome, dull, obtuse, deadening, boring, irksome, dim, tedious, dumb, tiresome, dense, sluggish, ho-hum

5. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisomeadjective

   so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

   "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"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

   Antonyms:
   hurrying, instantaneous, quick, high-velocity, fleet, express, high-speed, fast-paced, meteoric, accelerated, blistering, prompt, red-hot, smart, instant(a), presto, speedy, prestissimo, double-quick, rapid, windy, andantino, alacritous, swift, hot, fast, straightaway, allegro, active, vivace, fast-breaking, immediate, winged, scurrying, allegretto, interesting

   Synonyms:
   dull, dim, windy, wearisome, wordy, dense, muted, boring, verbose, dumb, leaden, tedious, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, long-winded, irksome, thudding, softened

6. dull, slow, sluggishverb

   (of business) not active or brisk

   "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

   Antonyms:
   allegretto, alacritous, high-velocity, fleet, immediate, instantaneous, allegro, smart, rapid, vivace, accelerated, double-quick, andantino, windy, quick, speedy, scurrying, instant(a), interesting, hot, high-speed, straightaway, fast, meteoric, presto, hurrying, fast-paced, swift, active, fast-breaking, blistering, express, winged, prompt, prestissimo, red-hot

   Synonyms:
   thudding, dim, wearisome, torpid, dense, muted, boring, dumb, leaden, tedious, sluggish, obtuse, deadening, soggy, sulky, tiresome, muffled, ho-hum, irksome, inert, dull, softened

7. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb

   lose velocity; move more slowly

   "The car decelerated"

   Antonyms:
   high-speed, fast-paced, hurrying, fast, speedy, immediate, quick, red-hot, alacritous, fleet, meteoric, express, allegretto, vivace, windy, instant(a), rapid, prestissimo, double-quick, smart, prompt, swift, andantino, accelerated, instantaneous, high-velocity, scurrying, presto, interesting, straightaway, allegro, active, blistering, hot, winged, fast-breaking

   Synonyms:
   decompress, delay, slack, check, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow down

8. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb

   become slow or slower

   "Production slowed"

   Antonyms:
   fast-breaking, fleet, hot, allegretto, fast-paced, double-quick, allegro, swift, alacritous, quick, fast, speedy, rapid, straightaway, hurrying, prestissimo, active, high-speed, instantaneous, interesting, blistering, accelerated, immediate, andantino, windy, smart, high-velocity, winged, meteoric, instant(a), express, prompt, presto, red-hot, vivace, scurrying

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, slow up

9. slow, slow down, slow upadverb

   cause to proceed more slowly

   "The illness slowed him down"

   Antonyms:
   fleet, prestissimo, smart, rapid, vivace, instant(a), immediate, accelerated, hot, quick, scurrying, blistering, fast-breaking, active, red-hot, double-quick, straightaway, high-velocity, interesting, speedy, fast-paced, high-speed, winged, prompt, allegro, fast, express, hurrying, presto, alacritous, allegretto, meteoric, windy, instantaneous, andantino, swift

   Synonyms:
   decompress, decelerate, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, slacken, unbend, retard, relax, slow down

10. slowly, slow, easy, tardilyadverb

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

    "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

    Antonyms:
    andantino, alacritous, fast, hurrying, fleet, vivace, allegro, swift, instant(a), fast-paced, smart, high-speed, interesting, allegretto, high-velocity, active, speedy, accelerated, rapid, immediate, meteoric, blistering, prompt, quick, express, straightaway, hot, instantaneous, fast-breaking, red-hot, presto, winged, scurrying, windy, double-quick, prestissimo

    Synonyms:
    slowly, easily, tardily, behind, soft, easy, lento, late, belatedly

11. behind, slowadverb

    of timepieces

    "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

    Antonyms:
    hot, allegro, vivace, speedy, active, prestissimo, windy, express, smart, hurrying, quick, allegretto, swift, straightaway, fast, fast-breaking, double-quick, andantino, blistering, instantaneous, accelerated, immediate, winged, presto, instant(a), prompt, scurrying, rapid, fleet, high-speed, red-hot, meteoric, alacritous, interesting, high-velocity, fast-paced

    Synonyms:
    easy, slowly, behind, tardily, in arrears, behindhand

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slowadjective

   Synonyms:
   deliberate, moderate, gradual, dilatory, languid, unready, phlegmatic, lingering, torpid, sluggish, slack, leisurely, wearisome, dull, prosaic, uninteresting, tiresome

2. slowverb

   Synonyms:
   slacken, relax, moderate, delay, retard

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hastilyadjective

   being unhurried

   "the turtle is too slow"

   Submitted by kydykbekovaa08 on September 21, 2021  

2. hurtled

   because if you hurtled a ball it would go fast and the opposite of fast is slow.

   i hurtled the ball at my brother yesterday.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

3. metacognition

   knowing what strategies to use easily is the definition right? so slow would be a good antonym.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

4. unwinking

   Submitted by anonymous on January 24, 2021  

How to use slow in a sentence?

1. Patrick Graichen:

   Post-pandemic economic recovery must not slow down climate action, agora Energiewende therefore need strong climate policy -- such as in the Green Deal -- to ensure steady progress.

2. David Kelly:

   As the economy stabilizes and settles into what we believe should be a slow-growth, low-inflation and low-to-moderate interest rate environment, profits should recover and likely outpace economic growth overall.

3. Robert Ward:

   This looks like part of China's strategy of casting legal nets over areas that it claims... to' normalize' these claims, enforcement will be difficult, but this may matter less for Beijing than the slow accumulation of what it sees as a legal underpinning.

4. Peter Pantuso:

   Every small business I think across America is hurting at some level, but there are very few other industries that are almost completely shut down with no hope of coming back for at least six months, next year, and then it'll be a slow recovery.

5. Chris Williamson:

   Worries about the Delta variant have become more widespread, ... subduing activity in some instances and raising concerns about the possibility of virus restrictions being tightened again, hence services growth in July was slightly less marked than the earlier flash estimate and future expectations cooled, presenting a significant downside risk to the outlook and hinting that growth could begin to slow again as we head toward the autumn.

How to pronounce slow?

How to say slow in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency