Need another word that means the same as “slowness”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “slowness” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Slowness” are: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, deliberateness, deliberation, unhurriedness, backwardness, retardation, subnormality
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slowness” as a noun can have the following definitions:
awkwardness | Trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape. There was a moment of awkwardness. |
backwardness | Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities. Technological backwardness. |
clumsiness | The quality of being done in a way that lacks skill or finesse. In an impressive display of clumsiness I managed to spill peppermint tea on my desk. |
deliberateness | A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry. |
deliberation | Planning something carefully and intentionally. It was the deliberation of his act that was insulting. |
ineptitude | Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training. The officials displayed remarkable ineptitude. |
ineptness | The quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose. |
maladroitness | Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training. |
retardation | The action of delaying or slowing the progress or development of something. The goals of treatment include retardation of disease progression. |
subnormality | Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities. |
unhurriedness | A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry. |
bored | Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. Bored with life. |
dilatory | Slow to act. They resorted to dilatory tactics forcing a postponement of peace talks. |
dullness | The quality of not perceiving things distinctly. Dullness of comprehension. |
easygoing | Relaxed and informal in attitude or standards. An easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments. |
fidget | A person who fidgets. Captain Osborne had the fidgets. |
idler | Person who does no work. |
inactive | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct. Inactive machinery. |
indolence | Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. My failure is probably due to my own indolence. |
indolent | Disinclined to work or exertion. They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure. |
laggard | Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind. A bell to summon laggard children to school. |
late | Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature used especially of dead languages. Mrs Halford late of the County Records Office. |
lazy | Characterized by lack of effort or activity. Too lazy to wash the dishes. |
leisurely | Not hurried or forced. Couples strolled leisurely along. |
lifeless | Not having the capacity to support life. His lifeless body was taken from the river. |
loafer | A person who avoids work and spends their time idly. His handmade Italian loafers. |
loosen | (with reference to the bowels) make or become relaxed prior to excretion. Loosen the tension on a rope. |
lout | An uncouth and aggressive man or boy. He ended up brawling with a lout outside a curry house. |
ponderous | Labored and dull. The show is loaded down with ponderous one liners. |
relaxed | Free from tension and anxiety. We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed. |
retired | (of a place) quiet and secluded. He lead a simple and retired life. |
slack | Having many sexual encounters or relationships (typically used of a woman). Slack water. |
slacken | Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness. He slackened his grip. |
slothful | Lazy. Slothful employees. |
sluggish | Lacking energy or alertness. Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish. |
stagnate | Cause to stagnate. There are marshes that stagnate the waters. |
tardy | Slow in action or response; sluggish. Please forgive this tardy reply. |
torpid | (of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation. The animal need not lie around in a torpid state vulnerable to attack. |
unanimated | Not animated or enlivened; dull. His unanimated rhetorical style. |
unhurried | Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste. Spoke in a calm and unhurried voice. |
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