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slow
adjective as in unhurried, lazy
adjective as in behind, late
Strongest matches
dull, gradual, low, moderate, sluggish, stagnant, stiff, tame, tedious, time-consuming
Strong matches
delayed, detained, down, hindered, impeded, lingering, off, prolonged, protracted, reduced, slack
Weak matches
backward, behindhand, belated, conservative, dead, dilatory, draggy, inactive, long-delayed, long-drawn-out, overdue, sleepy, tardy, uneventful, unproductive, unprogressive, unpunctual
adjective as in unintelligent
verb as in delay, restrict
Strongest matches
abate, curb, curtail, decelerate, decrease, diminish, hinder, impede, lag, lessen, moderate, reduce, relax, retard, slacken, stall, temper
Strong matches
brake, check, choke, detain, loiter, mire, postpone, procrastinate, qualify, quiet, reef, regulate, stunt
Weak matches
anchor it, back-water, bog down, cut back, cut down, ease off, ease up, embog, hit the brakes, hold back, hold up, keep waiting, let down flaps, lose speed, lose steam, reduce speed, rein in, set back, wind down
Example Sentences
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview at Google's California headquarters, he also addressed energy needs, slowing down climate targets, UK investment, the accuracy of his AI models, and the effect of the AI revolution on jobs.
It has resulted in the peso ranking among the world’s worst-performing currencies this year, but the pace of depreciation has been slower than the rise in consumer prices.
“He’s gentle and loves a slow life,” Yamamoto wrote in his post.
"That's much slower than toilet paper which is between weeks to several months, but much better than a plastic wipe which can last hundreds, even thousands of years in certain situations."
“Even if short-term sentiment softens and new user growth slows, structural trends like rising debt levels, monetary expansion and geopolitical fragmentation continue to favor scarce, decentralized assets,” said Holmes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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