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poky

adjective

variants: or pokey

Synonyms and Antonyms of poky

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

frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour

Synonyms of poky

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, slow, sluggish, snail-paced, snaillike, tardy, unhurried

Words Related to poky

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms of poky

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed

Antonyms of poky

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

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