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FAST Antonyms

There are 21 antonyms of the word fast. (opposite meanings)
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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

crawling
verbv
noun

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

creeping
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

gradual
adjectiveadj
adjective

• proceeding in small stages

• (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt

noun

• (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

lax
adjectiveadj
adjective

• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

• lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

adjective satellite

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• emptying easily or excessively

leisurely
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

adjective satellite

• not hurried or forced

plodding
adjectiveadj
noun

• hard monotonous routine work

• the act of walking with a slow heavy gait

adjective satellite

• (of movement) slow and laborious

relaxed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without strain or anxiety

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

unhurried
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste

adjective satellite

• capable of accepting delay with equanimity

behind
adverbadv
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adverb

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

adjective satellite

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

light
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of comparatively little physical weight or density

• (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

• of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment

• not great in degree or quantity or number

• psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles

• characterized by or emitting light

• of little intensity or power or force

• (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average

noun

• a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul

• (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

• any device serving as a source of illumination

• a particular perspective or aspect of a situation

• the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

• an illuminated area

• a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

• the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures

• a person regarded very fondly

• having abundant light or illumination

• mental understanding as an enlightening experience

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• public awareness

• a visual warning signal

• a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires

adverb

• with few burdens

adjective satellite

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned

• (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency

• (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• demanding little effort; not burdensome

• weak and likely to lose consciousness

• very thin and insubstantial

• marked by temperance in indulgence

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• having little importance

• intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound

• silly or trivial

• designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight

• having relatively few calories

• (of sleep) easily disturbed

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• introduce light into

• begin to smoke

• to come to rest, settle

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• alight from (a horse)

• start or maintain a fire in

lightly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• without good reason

• with few burdens

• with little weight or force

• indulging with temperance

• with indifference or without dejection

• in a small quantity or extent

• to a slight degree

local
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area

• of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood

• affecting only a restricted part or area of the body

noun

• public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops

• anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

loose
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

loosely
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a relaxed manner; not rigid

• in a loose manner

• without regard to specific details or exceptions

• structurally open and not compact or close

penetrable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• admitting of penetration or passage into or through

adjective satellite

• capable of being penetrated

slowly
adverbadv
adverb

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• in music

stopper
nounn
noun

• an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

• a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

• (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit

• blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

verb

• close or secure with or as if with a stopper

Alternatives for SLOW

Alternatives for CRAWLING

Alternatives for CREEPING

Alternatives for GRADUAL

Alternatives for LAX

Alternatives for LEISURELY

Alternatives for PLODDING

Alternatives for RELAXED

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