Vocabolario

slow

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The bus is slow.”

Sinonimi: not fast

Antonimi: fast

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Esempio: “Please speak slowly.”

Sinonimi: tardily, easy, slow

Antonimi: apace, rapidly, speedily

ruminative

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: reflective, contemplative

Antonimi: rash, unthinking

precocious

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: advanced, gifted

Antonimi: immature, slow-developing

chew

Verbo

Esempio: “Chew your food slowly.”

Sinonimi: bite, grind with teeth

Antonimi: swallow

say

Verbo

Esempio: “Please say that again more slowly.”

Sinonimi: tell, speak

Antonimi: stay silent

microcomputer

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: small computer

Antonimi: mainframe

fade

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: disappear slowly, lose color

Antonimi: brighten

drag

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: pull, haul

Antonimi: push, lift

jog

Verbo

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

Sinonimi: run slowly

Antonimi: walk

speed

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: pace, rate

Antonimi: slowness

quick

Aggettivo

Esempio: “We need a quick answer.”

Sinonimi: fast

Antonimi: slow

climb

Verbo

Esempio: “We climbed the hill slowly.”

Sinonimi: go up

Antonimi: descend

brake

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Press the brake slowly.”

Sinonimi: stop pedal

Antonimi: accelerator

ponderously

Avverbio

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

Sinonimi: heavily, cumbersomely

Antonimi: lightly, gracefully

hibernation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: winter sleep, dormancy

Antonimi: wakefulness, activity

rush

Verbo

Esempio: “Do not rush the decision.”

Sinonimi: hurry, move quickly

Antonimi: delay, slow down

speak

Verbo

Esempio: “Can you speak more slowly?”

Sinonimi: talk

Antonimi: stay silent

polysyllabic

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: multi-syllable

Antonimi: monosyllabic

assimilation

Sostantivo

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

Sinonimi: integration

Antonimi: separation

bureaucratic

Aggettivo

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

Sinonimi: administrative

Antonimi: streamlined

pedal

Sostantivo

Esempio: “Press the brake pedal slowly.”

breathe

Verbo

Esempio: “Breathe slowly.”

Sinonimi: take air

Antonimi: hold breath

rapid

Aggettivo

Esempio: “There was rapid growth.”

Sinonimi: fast

Antonimi: slow

fast

Aggettivo

Esempio: “The car is fast.”

Sinonimi: quick

Antonimi: slow