Synonyms of poky

poky

adjective

ˈpō-kē 

variants or pokey

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• crawling
• sluggish
• dragging
• dilatory
• lagging
• creeping
• laggard
• unhurried
• poking
• tardy
• languid
• dallying
• dawdling
• slowing
• snail-paced
• dillydallying
• lethargic
• snaillike
• inert
• deliberate
• plodding
• ambling
• inactive
• lingering
• loafing
• lounging
• loitering
• heavy-footed
• measured
• shuffling
• slow-footed
• decelerating
• tarrying
• strolling
• procrastinating
• inching
• stalling
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapid
• hasty
• speedy
• swift
• fast
• quick
• breathless
• snappy
• brisk
• rushing
• lightning
• running
• dizzy
• flying
• racing
• speeding
• whirlwind
• meteoric
• bolting
• ready
• expeditious
• fleet
• rocketing
• breakneck
• prompt
• whirling
• hurrying
• warp-speed
• scudding
• zipping
• scurrying
• scooting
• careering
• accelerated
• barreling
• quickened
• hurried
• rushed
• whisking
• hastened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poky

The movie won seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and did well at the box office despite a poky pace and a three-hour running time. —Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025

Yet nothing will ever beat seeing the old cottage itself alongside the Grade II listed Johnny Haynes Stand with its original, poky turnstiles. —Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025

The Miata's recipe of feathery bodywork, poky dimensions, a sweet chassis and rear-wheel drive. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

Well-fed clouds, almost too substantial to be believed, floated above islands carpeted with evergreens, cheerful sailboats, and a poky ferry slowly gliding along the navy blue waters. —Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024