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slow-footed

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Synonyms & Antonyms of slow-footed

as in plodding, inching

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for slow-footed

ambling,
heavy-footed,
inching,
plodding,
shuffling

lingering,
loitering,
tarrying

strolling

inactive,
inert,
lethargic,
loafing,
lounging

decelerating,
slowing

deliberate,
measured

filibustering,
procrastinating,
stalling

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for slow-footed

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

expeditious,
prompt,
ready

accelerated,
hastened,
quickened

hurried,
rushed

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slowed (down or up)

slow-footed

slowing

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