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dilatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of dilatory

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 of dilatory

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried

Words Related to dilatory

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 dilatory

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed

Antonyms of dilatory

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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