Slow as molasses
Sluggish and slow as molasses are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sluggish" instead an adjective phrase "Slow as molasses".
Sluggish
Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Slow as molasses and sluggish are semantically related. You can use "Slow as molasses" instead an adjective "Sluggish".
Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- heavy and slow as molasses
- heavy and sluggish
- dull and slow as molasses
- dull and sluggish
- slow and slow as molasses
- slow and sluggish
- listless and slow as molasses
- listless and sluggish
- inert and slow as molasses
- inert and sluggish
- torpid and slow as molasses
- torpid and sluggish
- inactive and slow as molasses
- inactive and sluggish
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Sluggish and Slow as molasses. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/slow_as_molasses/sluggish
Slow as molasses & Sluggish. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/slow_as_molasses/sluggish>.
Sluggish or Slow as molasses. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/slow_as_molasses/sluggish.
