slow

verbs

lose velocity; move more slowly
"The car decelerated"
decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up
is derived from
slowing
become slow or slower
"Production slowed"
slack, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up
is derived from
slowing
cause to proceed more slowly
"The illness slowed him down"
slow, slow down, slow up

adjectives

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"
slow
is derived from
slowness
antonym
fast
is similar to
used of traffic
"bumper-to-bumper traffic"
bumper-to-bumper
is similar to
wasting time
dilatory, laggard, pokey, poky
is similar to
(used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
drawn-out
is similar to
moving slowly and gently
"up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
lazy
is similar to
(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records
long-play, long-playing
is similar to
moving slowly
"slow-moving cars"
slow-moving
is similar to
moving slowly
"a sluggish stream"
sluggish, sulky
see also
proceeding in small stages
"a gradual increase in prices"
gradual
see also
relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste
"people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"
unhurried
is an attribute of
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
"the project advanced with gratifying speed"
fastness, speed, swiftness
at a slow tempo
"the band played a slow waltz"
slow
is derived from
slowness
antonym
fast
is similar to
(of tempo) leisurely
adagio
is similar to
(of tempo) moderately slow
andante
is similar to
(of tempo) slow
lento
is similar to
(of tempo) very slow
lentissimo
is similar to
very slow in tempo and broad in manner
largo
is similar to
(of tempo) less slow and broad than largo
larghetto
is similar to
(of tempo) as slow and broad as possible
larghissimo
is similar to
(of tempo) moderate
moderato
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
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 make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
is derived from
slowness
is derived from
slowness
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
"the clock is slow"
slow
antonym
fast
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"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome
(of business) not active or brisk
"business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
dull, slow, sluggish

adverbs

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"
easy, slow, slowly, tardily
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
behind, slow