Synonyms for slowly
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Adverb
1. Slow
slow, leisurely, easy, ponderously, tardily rare
Other
gradually, sluggishly, little by little, with leaden wings formal dated
Definitions
- adv. 1
At a slow pace.
Example sentences
- easy That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
- slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
- leisurely In the morning, I just want to have a leisurely start.
- ponderously Her footsteps fell ponderously on the wooden floor.
- gradually Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
- sluggishly The river flows sluggishly under the bridge.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| slowly | rising | |
| easy | rising | |
| slow | steady | |
| leisurely | rising | |
| ponderously | rising | |
| gradually | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- easy2, slow1
- 7 letters
- tardily
- 9 letters
- gradually4, leisurely3
- 10 letters
- sluggishly3
- 11 letters
- ponderously
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- lentement
- Italiano
- lentamente
- Español
- despacio
- Català
- lentament