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Adjective
Example: “The bus is slow.”
Synonyms: not fast
Antonyms: fast
/ˈsloʊli/
Example: “Please speak slowly.”
Synonyms: tardily, easy, slow
Antonyms: apace, rapidly, speedily
Example: “The essay has a slow, ruminative style.”
Synonyms: reflective, contemplative
Antonyms: rash, unthinking
Example: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”
Synonyms: advanced, gifted
Antonyms: immature, slow-developing
Verb
Example: “Chew your food slowly.”
Synonyms: bite, grind with teeth
Antonyms: swallow
Example: “Please say that again more slowly.”
Synonyms: tell, speak
Antonyms: stay silent
Noun
Example: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”
Synonyms: small computer
Antonyms: mainframe
Example: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”
Synonyms: disappear slowly, lose color
Antonyms: brighten
Example: “They had to drag the heavy box across the floor.”
Synonyms: pull, haul
Antonyms: push, lift
Example: “I jog in the park every morning.”
Synonyms: run slowly
Antonyms: walk
Example: “The car was moving at high speed.”
Synonyms: pace, rate
Antonyms: slowness
Example: “We need a quick answer.”
Synonyms: fast
Antonyms: slow
Example: “We climbed the hill slowly.”
Synonyms: go up
Antonyms: descend
Example: “Press the brake slowly.”
Synonyms: stop pedal
Antonyms: accelerator
Adverb
Example: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”
Synonyms: heavily, cumbersomely
Antonyms: lightly, gracefully
Example: “Bears enter hibernation during the winter months.”
Synonyms: winter sleep, dormancy
Antonyms: wakefulness, activity
Example: “Do not rush the decision.”
Synonyms: hurry, move quickly
Antonyms: delay, slow down
Example: “Can you speak more slowly?”
Synonyms: talk
Example: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”
Synonyms: multi-syllable
Antonyms: monosyllabic
Example: “Cultural assimilation can be slow and deeply personal.”
Synonyms: integration
Antonyms: separation
Example: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”
Synonyms: administrative
Antonyms: streamlined
Example: “Press the brake pedal slowly.”
Example: “Breathe slowly.”
Synonyms: take air
Antonyms: hold breath
Example: “There was rapid growth.”
Example: “The car is fast.”
Synonyms: quick
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