Vocabulaire

slow

Adjectif

Exemple: “The bus is slow.”

Synonymes: not fast

Antonymes: fast

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Exemple: “Please speak slowly.”

Synonymes: tardily, easy, slow

Antonymes: apace, rapidly, speedily

ruminative

Adjectif

Exemple: “The essay has a slow, ruminative style.”

Synonymes: reflective, contemplative

Antonymes: rash, unthinking

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

chew

Verbe

Exemple: “Chew your food slowly.”

Synonymes: bite, grind with teeth

Antonymes: swallow

say

Verbe

Exemple: “Please say that again more slowly.”

Synonymes: tell, speak

Antonymes: stay silent

microcomputer

Nom

Exemple: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”

Synonymes: small computer

Antonymes: mainframe

fade

Verbe

Exemple: “The colors began to fade in the sun.”

Synonymes: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonymes: brighten

drag

Verbe

Exemple: “They had to drag the heavy box across the floor.”

Synonymes: pull, haul

Antonymes: push, lift

jog

Verbe

Exemple: “I jog in the park every morning.”

Synonymes: run slowly

Antonymes: walk

speed

Nom

Exemple: “The car was moving at high speed.”

Synonymes: pace, rate

Antonymes: slowness

quick

Adjectif

Exemple: “We need a quick answer.”

Synonymes: fast

Antonymes: slow

climb

Verbe

Exemple: “We climbed the hill slowly.”

Synonymes: go up

Antonymes: descend

brake

Nom

Exemple: “Press the brake slowly.”

Synonymes: stop pedal

Antonymes: accelerator

ponderously

Adverbe

Exemple: “The speech moved ponderously from one topic to another.”

Synonymes: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonymes: lightly, gracefully

hibernation

Nom

Exemple: “Bears enter hibernation during the winter months.”

Synonymes: winter sleep, dormancy

Antonymes: wakefulness, activity

rush

Verbe

Exemple: “Do not rush the decision.”

Synonymes: hurry, move quickly

Antonymes: delay, slow down

speak

Verbe

Exemple: “Can you speak more slowly?”

Synonymes: talk

Antonymes: stay silent

polysyllabic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The text is full of polysyllabic words that slow readers down.”

Synonymes: multi-syllable

Antonymes: monosyllabic

assimilation

Nom

Exemple: “Cultural assimilation can be slow and deeply personal.”

Synonymes: integration

Antonymes: separation

bureaucratic

Adjectif

Exemple: “The process is slowed by bureaucratic requirements.”

Synonymes: administrative

Antonymes: streamlined

pedal

Nom

Exemple: “Press the brake pedal slowly.”

breathe

Verbe

Exemple: “Breathe slowly.”

Synonymes: take air

Antonymes: hold breath

rapid

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was rapid growth.”

Synonymes: fast

Antonymes: slow

fast

Adjectif

Exemple: “The car is fast.”

Synonymes: quick

Antonymes: slow