slower
Not as quick
Slower is the comparative form of slow—less fast, taking more time.
Something moving slower than expected may frustrate: Traffic moved slower than usual.
Slower can also suggest deliberateness rather than deficiency: She read the passage slower the second time, savoring each line.
Organized and deliberate
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
painstaking · thorough · systematic · considered · unhurried · patient · gradual · incremental
Calm and untroubled
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- placidCalm, undisturbed
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
gentle · relaxed · unhurried · laid-back · mellow · sedate · composed · meditative
methodical
Organized and deliberate
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- carefulExercising caution and attention
measured · painstaking · thorough · systematic · considered · unhurried · patient · gradual · incremental · step-by-step
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
soothing · gentle · relaxed · unhurried · laid-back · mellow · sedate · composed · meditative · zen
brake
Device to slow motion
decrease · slacken · taper · coast · crawl · creep · lag · drag · stall · idle
adagio
Slow musical tempo
ritardando · rallentando · ballad · dirge · downtempo · ambient · chill · groove · beat · rhythm
- comparisoncomparative, contrast, superlative, matching, positive
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- Reduceshrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce
- slow downReduce pace or speed
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
- slowing downReducing pace or velocity
- slow danceGentle paired swaying
- slowly but surelyGradually yet reliably
- slowed downReduced velocity