4 Letters
3 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use slow as a article, adverb, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
About Slow
A 1 syllables article and 4 letters with the letters l, o, s, and w, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters lo. Slow starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sl, slo, and the ending characters are w, ow, low, ..
Definition
Lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
Origin/Roots
Old English
School Grade
Slow is set as a grade two word that starts with s, ends with w, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
Scrabble
Is slow a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Slow in Pig Latin is said as "owslay or owslway".
Unigram
s | l | o | w
Bigram
sl | lo | ow
Trigram
slo | low
Quadrigram
slow
Word Gram
Verb Examples
lose velocity;
move more slowly;
"The car decelerated"
become slow or slower;
"Production slowed"
cause to proceed more slowly;
"The illness slowed him down"
Adjective Satellite Examples
(of business) not active or brisk;
"business is dull (or slow)";
"a sluggish market"
slow to learn or understand;
lacking intellectual acuity;
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him";
"never met anyone quite so dim";
"although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray;
"dumb officials mak
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
"a boring evening with uninteresting people";
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks";
"a dull play";
"his competent but dull performance";
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";

Article Examples
not moving quickly;
taking a comparatively long time;
"a slow walker";
"the slow lane of traffic";
"her steps were slow";
"he was slow in reacting to the news";
"slow but steady growth"
at a slow tempo;
"the band played a slow waltz"
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;
"the clock is slow"
Adverb Examples
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');
"he spoke slowly";
"go easy here--the road is slippery";
"glaciers move tardily";
"please go slow so I can see the sights"
of timepieces;
"the clock is almost an hour slow";
"my watch is running behind"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Slow"

There are 769 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to slow.

SynonymDefinition
Abatebecome less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"
Advisedlywith intention
in an intentional manner
"he used that word intentionally"
"I did this by choice"
Adynamiccharacterized by an absence of force or forcefulness
Afterthoughtan addition that was not included in the original plan
"the garage was an afterthought"
After Time
Ailingsomewhat ill or prone to illness
"my poor ailing grandmother"
"feeling a bit indisposed today"
"you look a little peaked"
"feeling poorly"
"a sickly child"
"is unwell and can''t come to work"
Almost Unheard Of
Ambling
Anserinehaving or revealing stupidity
"ridiculous anserine behavior"
"a dopey answer"
"a dopey kid"
"some fool idea about rewriting authors'' books"
Apartmenta suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

View all cognitive synonyms for Slow

Antonyms

There are 4 words that have the opposite meaning of slow.

AntonymDefinition
Acceleratemove faster
"The car accelerated"
Quickengive new life or energy to
"A hot soup will revive me"
"This will renovate my spirits"
"This treatment repaired my health"
Speedchanging location rapidly
Speed Up

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from slow.

Anagram Definition
Slowlose velocity
move more slowly
"The car decelerated"

View English words with the unique letters used in slow. Words With The Letters Losw

Derives

Slow derives from 4 words.

Word Definition
Decelerationa decrease in speed
"the deceleration of the arms race"
Lagthe act of slowing down or falling behind
Slowdownthe act of slowing down or falling behind
Slowinga decrease in speed
"the deceleration of the arms race"

Hypernyms

Slow has 4 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Decreasethe act of decreasing or reducing something
Diminishdecrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"
Fallthe act of surrendering (under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
Lessendecrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"
"his voice fell to a whisper"

Hyponyms

There are 6 hyponyms for slow

Word Definition
Delaythe act of delaying;
inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Detaincause to be slowed down or delayed;
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather";
"she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"
Hold Up
Slowlose velocity;
move more slowly;
"The car decelerated"
Slow Down
Slow Up

Names With The Word "Slow"

2 names are spelled with slow.

NameMaleFemale
WinslowYesNo
OnslowNoNo

Words To Word lists That The Word Slow Can Be Found In.

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Negative FeelingsDescribe slowA word list of negative feeling words and the best English words to describe negative emotions. Emotional negative words... read more

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word slow.

Is slow a scrabble word or can you use slow in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 15317 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 14369 games. This 4 letter 7 point scrabble word can be rearranged 24 ways. What other words can be made with the letters l, o, s, and w? There's 12 with 6 letters or less with the letters l, o, s, and w. Here is a list of 12 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Bowls (5 letters) 10 +3 12 +4 bowls
Scowl (5 letters) 10 +3 12 +4 scowl
Bowels (6 letters) 11 +4 13 +5 bowels
Oswald (6 letters) 10 +3 11 +3 oswald
Sallow (6 letters) 9 +2 11 +3 allosw
Slow (4 letters) 7 8 slow
Blowsy (6 letters) 14 +7 15 +7 blowsy
Owlish (6 letters) 12 +5 12 +4 owlish
Slowly (6 letters) 12 +5 13 +5 slowly
Jowls (5 letters) 15 +8 18 +10 jowls
Slowed (6 letters) 10 +3 11 +3 slowed
Oshwal (6 letters) 12 +5 12 +4 oshwal





     

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