Plodding and Slow

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Plodding

Plodding adjective - (of movement) slow and laborious.
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Synonyms for Plodding
Slow is a synonym for plodding. In some cases you can use "Slow" instead an adjective "Plodding".
Nearby Words: plod, plodded, plodder

Slow

Slow adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: slow readers
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Antonyms for Slow
Plodding is a synonym for slow in unhurried topic. You can use "Plodding" instead an adjective "Slow", if it concerns topics such as dull, ponderous.
Nearby Words: slowness, slowed, slowly, slowing, slowdown

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  • The movie itself was criticized for being rather slow and plodding, and for lacking any human or humanoid antagonist.
    Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Film
  • Wrestling / King Kong Bundy Leotard of Power Mighty Glacier: An archetypical slow and plodding but monstrously strong superheavyweight heel.
    Source: Wrestling / King Kong Bundy
  • The Glory arc was slow and plodding with whole episodes going along without anything progressing in the plot.
    Source: Arc Fatigue
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