Word

slow, adj.
freq. cnt. 27

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23

slow

sample sentences

"a slow walker"
"the slow lane of traffic"
"her steps were slow"
"he was slow in reacting to the news"
"slow but steady growth"

lexical pointers

antonym

fast

derivationally related form

slowness

semantic pointers

also see

gradual unhurried

attribute

speed, swiftness, fastness

at a slow tempo
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

slow

sample sentences

"the band played a slow waltz"

lexical pointers

antonym

fast

derivationally related form

slowness

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

music

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dense dim dull dumb obtuse slow

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dumbness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dullness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowness slowness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

denseness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

obtuseness

semantic pointers

similar to

stupid

(of business) not active or brisk
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dull slow sluggish

sample sentences

"business is dull (or slow)"
"a sluggish market"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sluggishness

semantic pointers

similar to

inactive

domain of synset (topic)

business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise

(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
<adj.all>

slow

sample sentences

"the clock is slow"

lexical pointers

antonym

fast

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

boring deadening dull ho-hum irksome slow tedious tiresome wearisome

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boringness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dullness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tedium tedium tediousness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tiresomeness

semantic pointers

similar to

uninteresting