SLOWLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

slowly

adverb

ˈslō-lē

Definition of slowly

as in cautiously

at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected walked slowly toward the ringing phone

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Recent Examples of slowly But repayment has unfolded slowly since Transparentem first alerted global buyers to its findings in February 2024. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 For someone with $15,000 in credit card debt, for example, simply continuing to make minimum payments may mean putting a sizable amount of money toward interest while the principal declines very slowly. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Pershing expects Netflix revenue to compound at a double-digit rate, while content costs rise more slowly, helping earnings to grow close to 20% annually. — Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 According to Agentio’s research, Partnership Ads often convert slowly at first, and cutting them too early eliminates potential winners. — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slowly

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Barcelona is approaching the complex transfer cautiously, expecting Rodri to demonstrate a strong desire to move.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Space Exploration Technologies posted its first quarterly report since going public, leaving analysts cautiously optimistic on the stock even as spending concerns sent shares lower.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of cautiously

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Two weeks earlier, over the first weekend of July, a slow-moving system broke a brutal heat wave with wind gusts near 80 mph and knocked out power to nearly 300,000 New Jersey customers.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
But Ukraine has a layered array of defenses against the relatively slow-flying ones, and its counter-drone expertise has been in demand following the US-Iran war.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of slow

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The crawl space had to do certain things, and the actor had to move in a certain way, so it was engineered pretty carefully.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

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