Synonyms of lingered

lingered

verb

past tense of linger

as in delayed

to move or act slowly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delayed
• dragged
• poked
• crawled
• strolled
• loitered
• crept
• dawdled
• played
• tarried
• lagged
• shuffled
• stalled
• fell behind
• lollygagged
• dallied
• dropped behind
• marked time
• diddled
• lounged
• hung fire
• idled
• moped
• staggered
• sauntered
• dillydallied
• ambled
• dragged one's feet
• took one's time
• loafed
• trifled
• inched
• eased
• shilly-shallied
• lolled
• puttered (around)
• fiddled (around)
• pottered (around)
• hung (around or out)
• plodded
• fooled around
• decelerated
• slowed (down or up)
• temporized
• procrastinated
• lumbered
• messed around
• monkeyed (around)
• filibustered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushed
• hurried
• ran
• hastened
• raced
• flew
• sped
• scurried
• tore
• whirled
• dashed
• bolted
• scooted
• ripped
• whizzed
• whisked
• coursed
• darted
• rocketed
• scudded
• zipped
• scrambled
• hustled
• barreled
• ran
• breezed
• hurtled
• jogged
• trotted
• stampeded
• bowled
• galloped
• sprinted
• humped
• accelerated
• careered
• quickened
• overtook
• hotfooted (it)
• sped (up)
• caught up
• outstripped
• outpaced
• outran
• fast-forwarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lingered

But one of them, perhaps too slow, or too confused, lingered a second longer, and the claw opened and snapped shut. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Inside a Brazilian stadium Sunday, the same question lingered as two NFL kickers took turns lining up for potential game-winning field goals. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Negative plays on offense lingered, too, with penalties taking away chunk plays and small mistakes compounding into setbacks. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Watson lingered on the ground for several minutes afterward — so long that backup Shedeur Sanders was brought in for a play after Watson was helped off the field. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

On the restaurant terrace, guests lingered over a late breakfast after an early-morning session in the open-air Pilates studio. — Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

In 1980, it was renamed the National Museum of American History, but the tension lingered. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Bethann Hardison, Tara Rudes Dann, and Lauren Kulchinsky Levison were amongst those who lingered over the work, taking in the intricate details. — Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

One male lingered for several minutes outside its carrier, trying to bite anyone who approached. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026