Synonyms of crawling

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adjective

as in leisurely

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

the crawling pace of the narrative is really frustrating

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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crawling

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verb

present participle of crawl

1

as in creeping

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

• creeping
• sliding
• snaking
• slithering
• wriggling
• tiptoeing
• crouching
• grovelling
• sneaking
• squatting
• groveling
• worming
• bellying
• stealing
• inching
• edging
• skulking
• nosing

2

as in dragging

to move slowly

the weekend traffic on the road to the beach just crawled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragging
• creeping
• shuffling
• poking
• inching
• limping
• slouching
• oozing
• snailing
• creaking (along)
• plodding
• nosing
• shambling
• trudging
• tramping
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• speeding
• racing
• floating
• gliding
• sailing
• whizzing
• zipping
• tearing
• hurrying

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• flying
• speeding
• racing
• floating
• gliding
• sailing
• whizzing
• zipping
• tearing
• hurrying

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3

as in poking

to move or act slowly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poking
• dragging
• delaying
• lingering
• creeping
• strolling
• shuffling
• playing
• loitering
• dawdling
• lagging
• moping
• stalling
• falling behind
• lallygagging
• diddling
• lounging
• dropping behind
• hanging fire
• lollygagging
• marking time
• tarrying
• staggering
• idling
• dragging one's heels
• dallying
• dillydallying
• dragging one's feet
• sauntering
• taking one's time
• loafing
• ambling
• inching
• shilly-shallying
• fiddling (around)
• hanging (around or out)
• lolling
• puttering (around)
• fooling around
• decelerating
• pottering (around)
• trifling
• monkeying (around)
• messing around
• plodding
• lumbering
• easing
• procrastinating
• slowing (down or up)
• temporizing
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• running
• tearing
• scurrying
• scooting
• rushing
• ripping
• hurrying
• whizzing
• whirling
• racing
• speeding
• zipping
• bolting
• hastening
• dashing
• scudding
• whisking
• barreling
• darting
• coursing
• scrambling
• careering
• rocketing
• hurtling
• humping
• running
• hustling
• bowling
• stampeding
• trotting
• galloping
• sprinting
• breezing
• jogging
• accelerating
• barrelling
• quickening
• hotfooting (it)
• speeding (up)
• overtaking
• outrunning
• outpacing
• catching up
• outstripping
• fast-forwarding

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• flying
• running
• tearing
• scurrying
• scooting
• rushing
• ripping
• hurrying
• whizzing
• whirling
• racing
• speeding
• zipping
• bolting
• hastening
• dashing
• scudding
• whisking
• barreling
• darting
• coursing
• scrambling
• careering
• rocketing
• hurtling
• humping
• running
• hustling
• bowling
• stampeding
• trotting
• galloping
• sprinting
• breezing
• jogging
• accelerating
• barrelling
• quickening
• hotfooting (it)
• speeding (up)
• overtaking
• outrunning
• outpacing
• catching up
• outstripping
• fast-forwarding

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4

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursting
• buzzing
• humming
• bulging
• swarming
• teeming
• brimming
• abounding
• pullulating
• bustling
• bristling
• overflowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

• lacking
• wanting
• needing