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snail-paced

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of snail-paced

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

my snail-paced dial-up connection is essentially worthless for video downloads

Synonyms of snail-paced

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

Words Related to snail-paced

deliberate, measured

inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging

lingering, loitering, tarrying

ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed

decelerating, slowing

filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms of snail-paced

expeditious, prompt, ready

accelerated, hastened, quickened

hurried, rushed

Antonyms of snail-paced

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

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