slowish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowish
Adjective
  • Added to that, the British economy is sluggish and loaded with debt, and Starmer’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has no obvious options for raising revenues in her November budget, having ruled out tax hikes on working people in the election campaign.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Not an excuse, but definitely a factor, from what I was told, in what turned into a sluggish showing on both sides of the ball.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The leisurely trips meander along the Snake River, near Grand Teton National Park, for several hours.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Once a working farm in the time of the gold rush, since 1962 the Greenhorn has been a place where the day is taken at a leisurely pace, where visitors soak in the 600 acres that abuts to 500,000 more acres of public land.
    Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the prelims in Tokyo, Seville had a concerning slow reaction to the starting gun.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Parisian servers may have an undeserved reputation for being slow, but instead of complaining or searching for faster service elsewhere, settle in with a book or newspaper.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Metrics That Predict, Not Report The lagging nature of HR’s metrics compounds the problem.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This unhurried transformation is well suited to Michigan's Mackinac Island, where life always moves a bit slower.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is an operation that prides itself on an unhurried approach.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • The overall effect is one of decadence laced with a creeping sense of horror.
    Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • As a child, she was plagued by anxiety and the creeping sense that adults, especially her mother, were keeping secrets from the kids.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • The last lazy Sunday of summer.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike Disneyland or Disney World, there is no theme park, but the resort boasts a mini water park with slides and a lazy river for all ages to enjoy.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Slowish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowish. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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