| lazy | |
| lingering(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff) | |
| slack(dull, late, slowness, behind) | |
| tardy(adjective, dull, quiet, moderate, easy) | |
| gradational(adjective, fast) | |
| gradually(adjective, adverb) | |
| advanced(adjective, tolerant, modern, radical, dynamic) | |
| bit by bit(expression, adjective, idiom) | |
| delicate(adjective, calm, quiet, smooth, soft) | |
| graduate(adjective, slowly, evenly) | |
| incremental(adjective, progressive) | |
| insensible(adjective, indifferent, slowness) | |
| laggard(adjective, slow) | |
| languid | |
| relaxed | |
| slow-paced(adjective, slow) | |
| step by step(expression, adjective, idiom, postgraduate) | |
| stepwise | |
| successive(adjective, continuity, slowly, evenly) | |
| antiphon |
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