Slow Meaning and Definition

Word: Slow

How to pronounce: sləʊ

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Example sentences: "A time when diesel cars were slow and noisy"

2. (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time.

Example sentences: "The clock was five minutes slow"

3. Not prompt to understand, think, or learn.

Example sentences: "He's so slow, so unimaginative"

4. Uneventful and rather dull.

Example sentences: "A slow and mostly aimless narrative"

5. (of a film) needing long exposure.

Example sentences: "One of the advantages of animation is that you can use long exposures and slow film stock to reduce grain and capture a lot of fine detail."

6. (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently.

Example sentences: "Bake the dish in a preheated slow oven"

Adverb

Definitions:

1. At a slow pace; slowly.

Example sentences: "The train went slower and slower"

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Example sentences: "The train slowed to a halt"

Synonyms:

slow down

slacken

decelerate

retard

sluggish

dilatory

languid

creeping

dopey

slothful

sleepy

leisurely

tardy

plodding

unhurried

ponderous

weak

gradual

delay

hinder

inhibit

sluggishly

tardily

deliberate

laggard

behind

slack

soft

moderate

boring

flat

tame

thick

lagging

obtuse

tiresome

monotonous

dragging

Antonyms:

fast

rapid

quick

active

long

lengthy

brisk

durable

lasting

accelerate

increase

speed up

frequent

accelerated

soon

Derivations:

slowed

slowness

slowly

slowing

slowdown

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Slow in Other Languages...

Spanish: Lento

German: Langsam

French: Lent

Italian: Lento

Turkish: Yavaş