Definition of slow

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• slow is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• slow is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• slow is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of slow

• cause to proceed more slowly (verb)

  Examples

  1. The illness slowed him down

  Synonyms

  1. slow down
  2. slow up
• of timepieces (adverb)

  Examples

  1. the clock is almost an hour slow

  Synonyms

  1. behind
• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') (adverb)

  Examples

  1. he spoke slowly
  2. please go slow so I can see the sights

  Synonyms

  1. easy
  2. slowly
  3. tardily
• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. boring
  2. deadening
  3. dull
  4. ho-hum
  5. irksome
  6. tedious
  7. tiresome
  8. wearisome
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. worked with the slow students

  Synonyms

  1. dense
  2. dim
  3. dull
  4. dumb
  5. obtuse
• become slow or slower (verb)

  Examples

  1. Production slowed

  Synonyms

  1. slack
  2. slacken
  3. slow down
  4. slow up
• lose velocity; move more slowly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. decelerate
  2. retard
  3. slow down
  4. slow up
• (of business) not active or brisk (adjective)

  Examples

  1. business is dull (or slow)

  Synonyms

  1. dull
  2. sluggish
• at a slow tempo (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the band played a slow waltz
• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a slow walker
  2. the slow lane of traffic
  3. her steps were slow
  4. he was slow in reacting to the news
  5. slow but steady growth
• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time ()

  Examples

  1. the clock is slow

See definition of slow in Merriam Webster