Antonyms for slowlyslow·ly

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1. slowlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   quickly

2. slowlyadverb

   Antonyms:
   quickly

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. slowly, slow, easy, tardilyadverb

   without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

   "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

   Antonyms:
   rapidly, speedily, quickly, chop-chop, apace

   Synonyms:
   easily, tardily, behind, soft, easy, lento, late, belatedly, slow

2. lento, slowlyadverb

   in music

   "Play this lento, please"

   Antonyms:
   apace, speedily, quickly, chop-chop, rapidly

   Synonyms:
   easy, tardily, slow, lento

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quickly

   i reacted quickly

   Submitted by anonymous on May 14, 2020  

How to use slowly in a sentence?

1. Alex Walker:

   And you back slowly out of the room.

2. Zhang Hongchang:

   When I started, I was copying Japanese cartoons, but slowly I got my own style.

3. Chris Tyrer:

   We see those three factors slowly resolving themselves, and as a result we are seeing a pick up in institutional investor interest.

4. William O. Douglas:

   The truth is that a vast restructuring of our society is needed if remedies are to become available to the average person. Without that restructuring the good will that holds society together will be slowly dissipated. It is that sense of futility which permeates the present series of protests and dissents. Where there is a persistent sense of futility, there is violence; and that is where we are today.

5. Jeff Davidson:

   Every single day on earth, as it’s been for millions of years, the sun slowly rises in the east, night gives way to dawn, dawn gives way to morning, the sun bursts above the horizon a little bit at a time and then all of a sudden in full bloom. The sky becomes lighter and clearer, the earth becomes radiated with light, and another day has begun.

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