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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, snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried

Words Related to crawling

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

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

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, 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, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping

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