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Synonyms & Antonyms of linger

to move or act slowly

since they were charging by the hour, the house painters lingered in finishing up their work

Synonyms for linger

crawl,
creep,
dally,
dawdle,
delay,
diddle,
dillydally,
drag,
lag,
loiter,
lollygag
(also lallygag),
mope,
poke,
shilly-shally,
tarry

Words Related to linger

fiddle (around),
fool around,
mess around,
monkey (around),
play,
potter (around),
putter (around),
trifle

hang (around or out),
idle,
loaf,
loll,
lounge

amble,
ease,
inch,
lumber,
plod,
saunter,
shuffle,
stagger,
stroll

decelerate,
slow (down or up)

filibuster,
procrastinate,
stall,
temporize

Phrases Synonymous with linger

drag one's feet
(also drag one's heels),
drop behind,
fall behind,
hang fire,
mark time,
take one's time

Near Antonyms for linger

bowl,
breeze,
dart,
hump,
hurtle,
hustle,
scramble,
stampede

gallop,
jog,
run,
sprint,
trot

accelerate,
quicken,
speed (up)

catch up,
fast-forward,
outpace,
outrun,
outstrip,
overtake

Antonyms for linger

barrel,
bolt,
career,
course,
dash,
fly,
hasten,
hotfoot (it),
hurry,
race,
rip,
rocket,
run,
rush,
scoot,
scud,
scurry,
speed,
tear,
whirl,
whisk,
whiz
(or whizz),
zip

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“Linger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linger. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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