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crawling

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of crawling

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed
  • The crawling pace of the narrative is really frustrating.
Synonyms of crawling

creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, tardy, unhurried
Words Related to crawling

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic

lingering, loitering, tarrying

ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed

strolling

decelerating, slowing

procrastinating, stalling
Near Antonyms of crawling

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed
Antonyms of crawling

barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping

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