slow-growing
Not quickly maturing
Slow-growing describes something that increases in size, number, or extent at a gradual pace.
Plants, tumors, economies, and populations can all be slow-growing.
The term often carries positive connotations for investments a slow-growing but stable fund and medical conditions a slow-growing cancer with good prognosis, but negative ones for economies or businesses.
Without movement or progress
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- flatLacking vertical variation
- modestLacking in pretension
gradual · incremental · steady · conservative · sustainable · stable · inflation · GDP
Made to wait longer
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
progression · incremental · patience · nurturing · support · assessment · intervention · learning
Recurring each year
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- succulentMoist and flavorful
conifer · oak · mahogany · olive · cedar · yew · boxwood · cycad
Not harmful or threatening
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
- lesionArea of pathological change
- noduleRounded small lump
indolent · chronic · low-grade · non-aggressive · monitoring · prognosis · stable · dormant
Decreasing in strength
- agingGrowing older over time
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
- demographicStatistical population category
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
fertility · migration · rural · census · shrinking · depopulation · sustainable · replacement
stagnant
Without movement or progress
modest · gradual · incremental · steady · conservative · sustainable · stable · inflation · GDP · market
delayed
Made to wait longer
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
maturation · progression · incremental · patience · nurturing · support · assessment · intervention · learning · cognitive
perennial
Recurring each year
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
succulent · conifer · oak · mahogany · olive · cedar · yew · boxwood · cycad · fern
benign
Not harmful or threatening
nodule · indolent · chronic · low-grade · non-aggressive · monitoring · prognosis · stable · dormant · observation
declining
Decreasing in strength
- agingGrowing older over time
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
- demographicStatistical population category
stagnation · fertility · migration · rural · census · shrinking · depopulation · sustainable · replacement · generation
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- Mycobacteriamycobacteria, mycobacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, MAC, TB
- grassgreen, brown, dead, dry, wet
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
slow-growingfast-growing
Increasing quickly in size
rapid-growing · accelerating · booming · surging · mushrooming