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inching

The word “inching” has 2 syllables: inch-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for inching?

In the thesaurus, “inching” has 77 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for inching along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for inching

  • ambling
  • crawling
  • creeping
  • dallying
  • dawdling
  • decelerating
  • decrescent
  • deliberate
  • dilatory
  • dillydallying
  • dragging
  • encroaching
  • entrenching
  • filibustering
  • gradational
  • gradual
  • heavy-footed
  • imperceptible
  • impinging
  • inactive
  • incremental
  • increscent
  • inert
  • infringing
  • intrenching
  • intruding
  • invading
  • laggard
  • lagging
  • languid
  • leisurely
  • lethargic
  • limping
  • lingering
  • loafing
  • loitering
  • lounging
  • lumbering
  • measured
  • nosing
  • oozing
  • overpassing
  • overreaching
  • overrunning
  • overshooting
  • overstepping
  • phased
  • piecemeal
  • plodding
  • pokey
  • poking
  • poky
  • procrastinating
  • progressive
  • shambling
  • shuffling
  • slouching
  • slow
  • slow-footed
  • slowing
  • sluggish
  • snail-paced
  • snailing
  • snaillike
  • snaking
  • sneaking
  • stalling
  • step-by-step
  • stepped
  • strolling
  • tapered
  • tardy
  • tarrying
  • tramping
  • trudging
  • unhurried
  • worming

Antonyms for inching

Meanings of inching

  • verb
    1. (followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
    2. To drive by inches, or small degrees.
    3. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
  • noun
    1. Very gradual movement.

Example Sentences

  • The snail was slowly inching across the wet sidewalk.
  • She kept inching closer to the stage to get a better view.
  • Traffic was inching forward during the evening rush.
  • The climber was carefully inching up the rocky surface.
  • He was inching toward success with every small achievement.

On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to inching, such as: abrupt, accelerated, acute, ambling, barreling, bolting, breakneck.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dallying

laggard

lagging

lallygagging

dawdling

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