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leisurely

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of leisurely

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

after buying our stuff, we just wandered around the mall at a leisurely pace

Synonyms of leisurely

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

Words Related to leisurely

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

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

strolling

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms of leisurely

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed

Antonyms of leisurely

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

leisurely

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of leisurely

at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected

the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink

Synonyms of leisurely

laggardly, pokily, slow, slowly, sluggishly, tardily

Words Related to leisurely

carefully, cautiously, deliberately, purposefully

heavily, ploddingly

Near Antonyms of leisurely

immediately, posthaste, presto, promptly, pronto, readily, soon

impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly

abruptly, suddenly

Antonyms of leisurely

apace, briskly, fast, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, meteorically, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly

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