DILATORY Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word dilatory. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word dilatory. (close relations)

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	laggard				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind adjective satellite • wasting time
	behindhand				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adverb • in debt adjective satellite • behind schedule
	delayed				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • not as far along as normal in development
	leisurely				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adverb • in an unhurried way or at one's convenience adjective satellite • not hurried or forced
	slack				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a stretch of water without current or movement • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • the quality of being loose (not taut) • a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely adjective satellite • not tense or taut • flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide • lacking in rigor or strictness verb • avoid responsibilities and work, be idle • be inattentive to, or neglect • release tension on • make less active or fast • become slow or slower • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
	slow				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time • at a slow tempo • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time adverb • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of business) not active or brisk verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly
	sluggish				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • slow or slothful • (of business) not active or brisk • slow and apathetic
	tardy				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • after the expected or usual time; delayed
	procrastinating				verb, adjectivev, adj
	verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly
	pokey				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) adjective satellite • wasting time • small and remote and insignificant
	poky				adjectiveadj
	noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) adjective satellite • wasting time • small and remote and insignificant

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