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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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