Antonyms for quickly
ˈkwɪk liquick·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 9 votes

1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb

   with rapid movements

   "he works quickly"

   Antonyms:
   easy, slow, slowly, tardily

   Synonyms:
   cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quick, apace, promptly

2. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

   with little or no delay

   "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

   Antonyms:
   easy, slow, tardily, slowly

   Synonyms:
   rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quick, apace, promptly

3. cursorily, quicklyadverb

   without taking pains

   "he looked cursorily through the magazine"

   Antonyms:
   tardily, slowly, slow, easy

   Synonyms:
   cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quick, apace, promptly

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slowly

   i reacted quickly

   Submitted by anonymous on May 14, 2020  

2. dawdle, easy

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

How to use quickly in a sentence?

1. Doug McMillon:

   While we've experienced high levels of inflation in our international markets over the years, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon inflation being this high and moving so quickly, both in food and general merchandise, is unusual, we'll control what we can control, reduce our inventory level and keep prices as low as we can.

2. Amy Picklesimer:

   Childbirth can change very quickly and you can be high risk in an instant.

3. Marcus Aurelius:

   Nothing important comes into being overnight; even grapes or figs need time to ripen. If you say that you want a fig now, I will tell you to be patient. First, you must allow the tree to flower, then put forth fruit; then you have to wait until the fruit is ripe. So if the fruit of a fig tree is not brought to maturity instantly or in an hour, how do you expect the human mind to come to fruition, so quickly and easily?

4. Peter Yeo:

   Madeleine Albright has been a communicator more than a policy person, so Madeleine Albright'll be quickly put to the test with the on-the-spot negotiations required at United Nations. Although the position won't be Cabinet level, it remains unclear whether Madeleine Albright'll be a separate center of power on United Nations issues in the Nikki Haley fashion.

5. Mark Coleridge:

   We make the pledge 'never again.' There will be no cover up. We will respond quickly to accusations, improve governance structure, be more transparent and we will listen, we know that only actions not words can rebuild trust, and until trust is rebuilt all the apologies in the world will miss the mark.

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