Synonyms of dilatory

dilatory

adjective

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

the homeowner is claiming that local firefighters were dilatory in responding to the call

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• tardy
• pokey
• creeping
• dallying
• lagging
• unhurried
• dillydallying
• dragging
• sluggish
• laggard
• crawling
• poky
• languid
• dawdling
• slowing
• poking
• snail-paced
• snaillike
• deliberate
• lethargic
• inert
• inactive
• loafing
• lingering
• ambling
• plodding
• lounging
• loitering
• tarrying
• procrastinating
• measured
• heavy-footed
• shuffling
• stalling
• decelerating
• filibustering
• slow-footed
• strolling
• inching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapid
• hasty
• speedy
• swift
• brisk
• rushing
• quick
• fast
• expeditious
• lightning
• speeding
• breathless
• racing
• meteoric
• fleet
• whirlwind
• running
• snappy
• prompt
• flying
• dizzy
• rocketing
• bolting
• ready
• hurrying
• warp-speed
• breakneck
• scudding
• whirling
• careering
• accelerated
• zipping
• scurrying
• scooting
• barreling
• whisking
• quickened
• hastened
• hurried
• rushed

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