8
lag(noun, verb, check, develop, halt)
7
delay(noun, verb, support, go, open)
5
linger(verb, check, halt, slow)
5
slow(verb, check, halt)
4
loiter(verb, check, run, halt, rush)
3
slow down(activity, move)
2
procrastinate(verb, go, advance, check, complete)
2
dawdle(verb, go, check, halt, delay)
2
decelerate(verb, check, halt, slow)
2
discourage(verb, check, halt, slow)
2
hesitate
1
go slow(verb, expression, check, halt, slow)
1
halt(noun, verb, check, slow)
1
hinder(verb, check, halt, slow)
1
protract(advance, shorten)
1
stop(verb, check, halt, slow)
0
dally(adverb, hurry)
0
tarry(verb, check, halt, slow)
0
check(verb, halt, slow)
0
defer(verb, hold, advance, do, allow)
<12345…10>
10 years ago|2.3k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). hasten thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hasten/thesaurus/antonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "hasten thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hasten/thesaurus/antonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, hasten thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hasten/thesaurus/antonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hasten thesaurus" 29 March 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hasten/thesaurus/antonyms>