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

Drew and Lucy Moore lived on Sylvan, past the green house with all the dogs, in a poky little Queen Anne fixer-upper on a half lot. — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

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