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de laying
adjective as in slow
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adjective as in delaying
adjective as in slow-footed
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- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slow-going
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-footed
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slow-paced
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-footed
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in vacillant
Weak matches
adjective as in vacillatory
Weak matches
adjective as in dilatory
adjective as in hesitant
noun as in hesitancy
noun as in indecisiveness
Strong matches
noun as in irresoluteness
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noun as in irresolution
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noun as in tentativeness
Weak matches
- averseness
- dawdling
- delay
- delaying
- demurral
- doubt
- dubiety
- equivocation
- faltering
- fluctuation
- fumbling
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- misgiving
- mistrust
- oscillation
- pause
- procrastination
- qualm
- reluctance
- scruple
- shilly-shally
- skepticism
- stammering
- stumbling
- stuttering
- timidity
- timidness
- to and fro
- unwillingness
- vacillation
- wavering
noun as in timidness
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noun as in to and fro
Weak matches
- averseness
- dawdling
- delay
- delaying
- demurral
- doubt
- dubiety
- equivocation
- faltering
- fluctuation
- fumbling
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- misgiving
- mistrust
- oscillation
- pause
- procrastination
- qualm
- reluctance
- scruple
- shilly-shally
- skepticism
- stammering
- stumbling
- stuttering
- tentativeness
- timidity
- timidness
- unwillingness
- vacillation
- wavering
noun as in dalliance
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noun as in hesitation
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verb as in interrupt
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verb as in keep
verb as in loiter
verb as in arrest
verb as in mull
verb as in pigeonhole
verb as in poke
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verb as in postpone
verb as in prolong
verb as in protract
verb as in remain
Strong matches
verb as in remit
Strongest match
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verb as in reserve
verb as in retard
Strong matches
verb as in shelve
verb as in stay
Strong matches
verb as in stay
verb as in table
verb as in tie/tie up
verb as in trail
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verb as in wait
verb as in waive
verb as in bog down
verb as in hold back
verb as in tie up
verb as in waste time
verb as in temporize
Strong matches
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verb as in forestall
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verb as in cumber
verb as in check
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verb as in immobilize
verb as in adjourn
verb as in defer
verb as in delay
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verb as in detain
verb as in dilly-dally
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verb as in drag
verb as in end
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verb as in anticipate
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verb as in hesitate
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verb as in hinder
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verb as in hold back/hold off
verb as in hold up
verb as in impede
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On this page you'll find 2532 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to de-laying, such as: easy, gradual, heavy, lackadaisical, leisurely, and lethargic.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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