スローsuroo

1. na-adjectiveslow
2. nounslow motion

• Synonym遅いおそいNeutralAdjective covering both slow and late; the most common everyday word. 「スロー」 is a loanword that leans toward slow pace or slow motion.
• Synonym緩慢かんまんWrittenWritten word for sluggish movement or lax handling, as in 「緩慢な動き」; 「スロー」 is more colloquial and lighter in tone.
• SynonymゆっくりCasualColloquial adverb for doing something slowly and unhurriedly, as in 「ゆっくり休む」; 「スロー」 mostly appears in compounds.
• Related徐々じょじょWrittenWritten word for gradual, step-by-step progress, as in 「徐々に回復」; 「スロー」 is about slow speed itself.
• Related漸進的ぜんしんてきWrittenFormal word for gradual change by steps, as in 「漸進的な改革」; 「スロー」 centers on slow speed.
• AntonymファーストNeutralOn its own it usually means first, top priority, or first base in baseball, not fast; the true opposite of 「スロー」 for speed is 「早い」.
• Antonym早いはやいNeutralAdjective for fast speed or early time; it stands opposite 「スロー」 when talking about speed.

Use 「スロー」 mainly in compounds like 「スローモーション」 and 「スローライフ」 for a slow pace or slow speed. In everyday speech say 「遅い」 or 「ゆっくり」; for gradual change use 「徐々」. The opposite for speed is 「早い」, not 「ファースト」.

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1. 遅おそい。のんびりとした。