Synonyms of leisurely

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adjective

as in slow

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

leisurely

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adverb

ˈlē-zhər-lē 

as in slowly

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 & Similar Words

• slowly
• cautiously
• slow
• sluggishly
• laggardly
• carefully
• deliberately
• purposefully
• tardily
• pokily
• heavily
• ploddingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapidly
• quickly
• fast
• briskly
• swiftly
• swift
• quick
• speedily
• hastily
• immediately
• apace
• readily
• promptly
• soon
• fleetly
• recklessly
• snappily
• impulsively
• meteorically
• presto
• rashly
• impetuously
• abruptly
• suddenly
• full tilt
• posthaste
• pronto

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leisurely

Adjective

Spend the next few hours strolling around the Davidson College campus, shopping for a new read at Main Street Books or a charming memento at Honeysuckle Home, and having a leisurely lunch at The Pickled Peach. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026

Acacia wood and weather-resistant ivory spread just over two-feet across—that’s enough room for a leisurely solo read or a comfortable cuddle. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026

Adverb

The phony cops bound the two museum guards on duty and then moved leisurely through the museum, battering and slashing some of the world’s most recognizable art from walls and frames. —Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

The family finished their drinks and strolled leisurely back into the show. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026