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SPEED Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word speed. (opposite meanings)
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crawl
verbv
noun

• a very slow movement

• a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

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

verb

• move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

• feel as if crawling with insects

• be full of

• show submission or fear

• swim by doing the crawl

creep
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

• a slow longitudinal movement or deformation

• a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot

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

verb

• move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

• to go stealthily or furtively

• grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)

• show submission or fear

decelerate
verbv
verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

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

procrastinate
verbv
verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

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

unhurried
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste

adjective satellite

• capable of accepting delay with equanimity

Alternatives for CRAWL

Alternatives for CREEP

Alternatives for DECELERATE

Alternatives for LEISURELY

Alternatives for PLODDING

Alternatives for PROCRASTINATE

Alternatives for SLOW

Alternatives for SLUGGISH

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