Slow
/sləʊ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Slow
verb
adjective
- 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.
"a slow train; a slow computer"
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
"That clock is slow."
adverb
- Slowly.
"That clock is running slow."
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SYNONYMS
decelerateslackendelayhinderretardcarefuldeliberateprudentboringdilatorydullinactiveslothfulsluggishtardy
ANTONYMS
hastyprecipitatepromptaccuratefastbrisklivelyhecticabruptsuddenkeenquickquick-wittedrapidswift