SLOWISH Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

slowish

adjective

Definition of slowish

as in sluggish

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Recent Examples of slowish Outside of slowish feet, Suniev is the complete package as a player. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Yadav and Rohit Sharma combined for 53 off 40 balls but the slowish Delhi pitch didn’t allow the Mumbai stars to run away. — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowish

Adjective

But a sluggish start quickly derailed his round, as bogeys on two of his first three holes dropped him behind the cut line.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
This stock has been a real dog, hurt by the sluggish housing market and tariffs.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of sluggish

Adjective

Take in its beauty at a leisurely pace atop a paddleboard or in a kayak borrowed from Aloha Paddle Lake Norman, which offers rentals and beginner-friendly lessons.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
The relaxed and roomy silhouette is perfect for keeping you comfortable on long strolls and during leisurely lunches, and pairs beautifully with everything from flip flops to comfy loafers or heeled sandals.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Definition of leisurely

Adjective

Microsoft’s video game division plans to eliminate 3,200 jobs, or around 20% of its staff, over the next year as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The United States typically experiences the lagging edge of Latin American displacement waves.

— Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of lagging

Adjective

The appetite is for fewer, richer experiences, deeper cultural immersion, unhurried wellness and enough time in one place to actually feel the benefit before flying home.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Recording at a leisurely pace in idyllic locations in the Bahamas and France seems to have seeped into the album’s unhurried, immersive mood.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026

Definition of unhurried

Adjective

The loadout on sale here differs from our review model in a few ways, notably swapping an AMD Ryzen 5 processor in for the poky 12th-generation Intel Core i3 and doubling the RAM.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of poky

Adjective

Slicking back your hair with a perfect part brings this lazy day look to the next level.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Some claimed that Buddhists, like Asians generally, were passive and lazy, and that their religious rites reflected a dull, monotonous approach to life.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026