TARDY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TARDY?

Need another word that means the same as “tardy”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “tardy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tardy” are: belated, late, behind time, behind schedule, behind, behindhand, slow, unhurried, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly, lazy, idle, indolent, slothful

Tardy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tardy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tardy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Slow in action or response; sluggish.
• Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
• After the expected or usual time; delayed.

Synonyms of "Tardy" as an adjective (17 Words)

behind	Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest. Behind by two points.
behind schedule	Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.
behind time	Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.
behindhand	Behind schedule. You are miserably behindhand Mr Cole gave me a hint of it six weeks ago.
belated	Coming or happening later than should have been the case. A belated birthday card.
idle	(of a person) not working; unemployed. He did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter.
indolent	(of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain. An indolent ulcer.
late	Of a later stage in the development of a language or literature used especially of dead languages. Late 18th century.
lax	Of a speech sound especially a vowel pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed. Muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are lax.
lazy	Disinclined to work or exertion. Too lazy to wash the dishes.
slack	(of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. Slack sails.
slothful	Lazy. Fatigue made him slothful.
slow	At a slow tempo. The slow lane of traffic.
sluggardly	Slow-moving. Sluggardly pedestrians.
sluggish	(of business) not active or brisk. A sluggish market.
unhurried	Moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency. Spoke in a calm and unhurried voice.
unpunctual	Not happening or doing something at the agreed or proper time. The trains into Tbilisi were notoriously unpunctual.

Usage Examples of "Tardy" as an adjective

• Please forgive this tardy reply.
• Tardy children are sent to the principal.
• Always tardy in making dental appointments.
• This makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres.

Associations of "Tardy" (30 Words)

andantino	A movement or passage marked to be performed andantino. The slow movement is marked andantino.
belated	Coming or happening later than should have been the case. A belated birthday card.
deceased	Recently dead. The judge inferred that the deceased was confused as to the extent of his assets.
dilatory	Wasting time. They resorted to dilatory tactics forcing a postponement of peace talks.
drawl	A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels. Drawl one s vowels.
dullness	Lack of sensibility. Flowery options to brighten up the dullness of autumn.
easygoing	Not hurried or forced. At a leisurely or easygoing pace.
gradual	(of a slope) not steep or abrupt. A gradual increase in prices.
idler	A pulley that transmits no power but guides or stretches a belt or rope.
inactive	(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert. Inactive machinery.
indolence	Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work. My failure is probably due to my own indolence.
inert	Unable to move or resist motion. An inert political system.
laggard	A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others. A bell to summon laggard children to school.
late	Later than usual or than expected. Had a late breakfast.
lazy	Showing a lack of care. Lazy white clouds.
lethargic	Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic. Bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights.
lifeless	Not having the capacity to support life. Dull and lifeless hair.
lingering	The act of tarrying. There are still some lingering doubts in my mind.
loosen	(with reference to the bowels) make or become relaxed prior to excretion. Loosen the necktie.
oafish	Rough or clumsy and unintelligent. Oafish behaviour.
piecemeal	In an unsystematic way, through partial measures taken over a period of time. Some can only be had as part of a package while others can be installed piecemeal.
ponderous	Having great mass and weight and unwieldiness. A swarthy ponderous giant of a man.
procrastination	The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time. Your first tip is to avoid procrastination.
relax	Cause to feel relaxed. Relax the leg by bringing the knee towards the chest.
slacken	Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness. The rope slackened.
sloth	Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins. The pair had been attacked by a sloth of bears.
slow	Become slow or slower. I wasn t feeling well and had to slow down.
sluggish	Lacking energy or alertness. A sluggish market.
sulky	Morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful. She had a sultry sulky mouth.
torpid	Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic. The animal need not lie around in a torpid state vulnerable to attack.