Synonyms for slowly
slow·ly

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1. slowlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   quickly

2. slowlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   quickly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   rapidly, speedily, quickly, chop-chop, apace

2. lento, slowlyadverb

   in music

   "Play this lento, please"

   Synonyms:
   easy, tardily, slow, lento

   Antonyms:
   apace, speedily, quickly, chop-chop, rapidly

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1. despacito

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "slowly":

   slow, sluggishly, gradually, gently, softly, easy, lenta, progressively

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1. Brandon Fisher:

   We’re taking over 2,000 prayer flags that have been dedicated over the last 5 years in honor of cancer patients locally in the United States to the base camp of Mt. Everest where we ’ll leave them to slowly disintegrate over time, tibetan’s believe if youhang them in the mountain high winds those winds will beat at them and the little threads [ that ] start to unravel from these flags are supposed to be a representation of strength, hope and wellbeing.

2. Hirving Lozano:

   This is unbelievable, unforgettable, it fills me with pride and happiness, the truth is I'm very happy that the names of very important teams are being linked with me. I have to stay calm and take things slowly. I'm very concentrated on having a good World Cup. I'm really enjoying it.

3. Szilard Kiss:

   Iluvien-implant is a cylindrical metallic thing that inside it has the steroid that is slowly released, we numb the patient around the eye, we make sure everything is sterile, and then we actually stick a needle in the eye. And the idea of sticking a needle in the eye sounds very scary but the results sort of bring patients back because it works.

4. Dale Bailey:

   Radiation detectors on moving vehicles can be used to detect radiation above the natural levels, but the relatively low amount of radiation in the source means that they would have to ‘sweep’ the area relatively slowly.

5. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

   We ... determined that our equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces had proceeded too slowly, this process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.