/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of slowness Find synonyms for: Noun1. awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness, unskillfulnessusage: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training2. slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness, pace, rateusage: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry3. retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality, stupidityusage: lack of normal development of intellectual capacitiesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language