Slow

Quick meaning: Slow is an adjective meaning Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

Meaning

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

More Meanings

1. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
2. (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
3. Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
4. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
5. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
6. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
7. (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

Example Sentences

a slow train; a slow computer

Turkey should always be cooked in a slow oven.

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Word Forms

• slower
• slowest
• slows
• slowing
• slowed

Synonyms for slow

Depending on context, synonyms include deliberate, moderate, gradual, dull-witted, careful, prudent.

Antonyms for slow

Common opposites include fast, quick, rapid, swift, abrupt, sudden.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include retard, laggard, larghissimo, slowly, slack, slow-moving.

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