slowly
The word “slowly” has 2 syllables: slow-ly
It's pronounced as /ˈsloʊli/
What is synonym and antonym for slowly?
In the thesaurus, “slowly” has 26 synonyms and 27 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for slowly along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for slowly
- bit by bit
- calmly
- carefully
- casually
- cautiously
- costive
- deliberately
- gently
- gradually
- haltingly
- heavily
- laggardly
- languidly
- lazily
- leisurely
- nonchalantly
- ploddingly
- pokily
- purposefully
- slow
- sluggish
- sluggishly
- tardily
- tardy
- unhurried
- unhurriedly
Antonyms for slowly
- abruptly
- apace
- briskly
- fast
- fleetly
- full tilt
- hastily
- immediately
- impetuously
- impulsively
- meteorically
- posthaste
- presto
- promptly
- pronto
- quick
- quickly
- rapidly
- rashly
- readily
- recklessly
- snappily
- soon
- speedily
- suddenly
- swift
- swiftly
Meanings of slowly
- adverb
- (manner) At a slow pace.
Example Sentences
- She walked slowly along the quiet street.
- The door opened slowly, making no sound.
- He spoke slowly so everyone could understand.
- The sun rose slowly over the horizon.
- Time seemed to pass slowly during the long wait.
On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to slowly, such as: abruptly, apace, bit by bit, briskly, calmly, carefully, casually.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- darkly
- deceptively
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- dejectedly
- deliberately
- despairingly
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- disconsolately
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- distressfully
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- dolefully
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- eagerly
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- inconsolably
- intellectually
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- joylessly
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- knowingly
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- like fury
- logically
- low-spiritedly
- lugubriously
- madly
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- mirthlessly
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- plaintively
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calculatingly
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- with a view to
- with eyes wide open
- with full intent
- with malice aforethought
- without qualms
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laggardly
- calmly
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- easily
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- inactively
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painfully
- abjectly
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- acutely
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- bitterly
- blackly
- carefully
- cheerlessly
- crestfallenly
- cruelly
- darkly
- dejectedly
- despairingly
- despondently
- disconsolately
- dismally
- dispiritedly
- distressfully
- distressingly
- dolefully
- dolorously
- dourly
- downheartedly
- drearily
- forlornly
- gloomily
- glumly
- grievously
- hard
- hardly
- harshly
- hurtfully
- ill
- in pain
- in suffering
- inconsolably
- joylessly
- keenly
- low-spiritedly
- lugubriously
- mirthlessly
- miserably
- morosely
- mournfully
- painstakingly
- pessimistically
- piercingly
- plaintively
- poignantly
- rancorously
- regretfully
- resentfully
- ruefully
- sadly
- severely
- sharply
- slowly
- somberly
- sorely
- sorrowfully
- sullenly
- tortuously
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painstakingly
- absolutely
- actively
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- all
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- almost
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- amain
- animatedly
- ardently
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- attentively
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- by a hair
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- from A to Z
- from beginning to end
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- hardly
- hastily
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- like all get out
- like the devil
- like the dickens
- meticulously
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- nearly
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- obstinately
- on all counts
- only just
- perfectly
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- ploddingly
- purposefully
- quite
- remarkably
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- restlessly
- scarcely
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- scrutinizingly
- searchingly
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- slavishly
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- solidly
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- spiritedly
- steadfastly
- steadily
- strenuously
- strikingly
- stubbornly
- studiously
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- thoroughly
- through and through
- throughout
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- to the end
- to the limit
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- tortuously
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- unanimously
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- without omission
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