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slow

/slˈoʊ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
    “a slow walker”
  2. at a slow tempo
    “the band played a slow waltz”
  3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity- Thackeray
    “so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
  4. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
    “the clock is slow”
  5. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness- Edmund Burke- Mark Twain
    “a boring evening with uninteresting people”
  6. (of business) not active or brisk
    “business is dull (or slow)”

verb

  1. lose velocity; move more slowly
    “The car decelerated”
  2. become slow or slower
    “Production slowed”
  3. cause to proceed more slowly
    “The illness slowed him down”

adverb

  1. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
    “he spoke slowly”
  2. of timepieces
    “the clock is almost an hour slow”

Synonyms for slow

Antonyms of slow

Words that rhyme with slow

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