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SPEEDY Antonyms

There are 25 antonyms of the word speedy. (opposite meanings)
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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

crawling
verbv
noun

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

dawdle
verbv
verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

dawdling
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

delayed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not as far along as normal in development

dilatory
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• wasting time

dragging
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

inactive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

adjective satellite

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

laggard
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

adjective satellite

• wasting time

lagging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

leisurely
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

adjective satellite

• not hurried or forced

lethargic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deficient in alertness or activity

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

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

slothful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• disinclined to work or exertion

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

sluggard
nounn
noun

• an idle slothful person

sluggish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

sluggishness
nounn
noun

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• the pace of things that move relatively slowly

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

Alternatives for BEHIND

Alternatives for CRAWLING

Alternatives for DAWDLE

Alternatives for DAWDLING

Alternatives for DELAYED

Alternatives for DILATORY

Alternatives for DRAGGING

Alternatives for INACTIVE

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