Synonyms of crawled

crawled

verb

past tense of crawl

1

as in crept

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

the time we had to crawl through a narrow passageway from one cave to another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crept
• slid
• snaked
• slithered
• snuck
• tiptoed
• wriggled
• crouched
• grovelled
• sneaked
• squatted
• wormed
• groveled
• bellied
• inched
• stole
• edged
• nosed
• skulked

2

as in dragged

to move slowly

the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragged
• crept
• shuffled
• poked
• slouched
• inched
• limped
• oozed
• creaked (along)
• plodded
• nosed
• snailed
• trudged
• shambled
• tramped
• lumbered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flew
• raced
• sped
• sailed
• speeded
• floated
• glided
• hurried
• whizzed
• zipped
• tore

3

as in delayed

to move or act slowly

the deadline is fast approaching, so this is no time to crawl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragged
• delayed
• lingered
• poked
• strolled
• crept
• shuffled
• loitered
• played
• lagged
• dawdled
• fell behind
• stalled
• dropped behind
• diddled
• lounged
• moped
• lollygagged
• hung fire
• staggered
• marked time
• lallygagged
• tarried
• dragged one's heels
• sauntered
• dallied
• dragged one's feet
• idled
• dillydallied
• took one's time
• ambled
• inched
• shilly-shallied
• loafed
• hanged (around or out)
• trifled
• puttered (around)
• fiddled (around)
• lolled
• pottered (around)
• plodded
• decelerated
• eased
• fooled around
• hung (around or out)
• lumbered
• messed around
• slowed (down or up)
• temporized
• procrastinated
• monkeyed (around)
• filibustered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flew
• sped
• scurried
• rushed
• raced
• hurried
• ripped
• scooted
• ran
• bolted
• run
• hastened
• whirled
• tore
• dashed
• whizzed
• zipped
• whisked
• rocketed
• scrambled
• speeded
• darted
• scudded
• coursed
• barreled
• hurtled
• hustled
• humped
• careered
• barrelled
• stampeded
• ran
• trotted
• bowled
• run
• breezed
• sprinted
• galloped
• jogged
• accelerated
• hotfooted (it)
• quickened
• sped (up)
• overtook
• caught up
• speeded (up)
• outpaced
• outstripped
• outran
• fast-forwarded

4

as in bursted

to be copiously supplied

something must be up, as city hall is crawling with reporters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursted
• buzzed
• burst
• hummed
• bulged
• swarmed
• brimmed
• abounded
• teemed
• bustled
• overflowed
• bristled
• pullulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needed
• wanted
• lacked