Related / Similar Words:
decelerate, slow down, slow up, retard, slack, slacken, dull, sluggish, dense, dim, dumb, obtuse, boring, deadening, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, slowly, easy, tardily, behind Definition: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated";become slow or slower; "Production slowed";cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down";(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market";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 mak;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";at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz";(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow";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";;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";of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind";
See Also: delayed, gradual, unhurried Hyponyms: slow down, slow up, delay, detain, hold up, bog down, bog, clog, constipate Attributes: speed, swiftness, fastness Derivational Morphology:
deceleration, slowing, retardation, slowdown, lag, slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
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