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

The exterior is well equipped for leisurely days—including a shaded hammock, large deck, and a fire pit with Adirondack chairs beneath a string of bistro lights. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

But Mourinho was not concerned as this was seen as a safe, leisurely ride. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Adverb

Travelers can leisurely meander the village's four blocks, stopping at wineries and the country's only museum dedicated to Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote famous fairytales like The Little Mermaid. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Social media video posts showed the shirtless Disneyland employee leisurely floating on his back in the Rivers of America near the River Belle Terrace restaurant. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 July 2026