Synonyms of lingers

lingers

verb

present tense third-person singular of linger

as in drags

to move or act slowly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drags
• delays
• crawls
• pokes
• loiters
• strolls
• lags
• dawdles
• creeps
• shuffles
• tarries
• plays
• marks time
• mopes
• staggers
• drops behind
• falls behind
• dallies
• diddles
• hangs fire
• stalls
• drags one's heels
• lallygags
• lollygags
• idles
• saunters
• dillydallies
• drags one's feet
• takes one's time
• lounges
• ambles
• eases
• inches
• lolls
• putters (around)
• shilly-shallies
• decelerates
• potters (around)
• fools around
• fiddles (around)
• monkeys (around)
• lumbers
• trifles
• loafs
• messes around
• hangs (around or out)
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• procrastinates
• temporizes
• filibusters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hastens
• tears
• runs
• flies
• hurries
• rushes
• scurries
• rips
• whirls
• races
• barrels
• whisks
• courses
• speeds
• careers
• scoots
• dashes
• whizzes
• zips
• hurtles
• bolts
• runs
• hustles
• scuds
• scrambles
• breezes
• rockets
• trots
• bowls
• accelerates
• gallops
• darts
• jogs
• quickens
• stampedes
• humps
• speeds (up)
• sprints
• overtakes
• hotfoots (it)
• outstrips
• outpaces
• outruns
• catches up
• fast-forwards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lingers

Confidence and clarity in desire create chemistry that lingers long before clothes come off. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025

But now summer lingers like a house guest who won’t leave. —Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025

Though winter still lingers, the recent hint of warmer days has fashion enthusiasts like myself eagerly anticipating the spring fashion trends that are sure to take over streets and storefronts. —Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025

Their musk lingers on my fingers for hours. —Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025

Following the poignant circumstances of the deaths last month of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, more uncertainty lingers over what will happen to his $80million fortune. —Caroline Frost, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025

But as the war lingers, that hasn’t translated into support for his handling of the conflict. —Jared Gans, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025

What lingers is whether people believe you. —Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

Then, several hours later, when most fragrances would have faded to a skin scent, the vanilla extract base lingers in the background. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025