SLOW-FOOTED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

slow-footed

adjective

Definition of slow-footed

as in heavy-footed

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Recent Examples of slow-footed The Wolves averaged just 12 turnovers per game in the first four games of the series, capitalizing on Denver’s slow-footed defense. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Valanciunas is slow-footed and plays down the floor in pick-and-roll coverage, leaving the Nuggets more vulnerable to pick-and-pop bigs and other ripple effects of their help rotations around the floor. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026 But once the Pats returned to playing with multiple tight ends and backs, the Chargers' defense bulked up and became more slow-footed in zone. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 This roster is so feeble and slow-footed, so untrendy, even Lue has been unable to make an appetizing watch of it. — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025

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Adjective

For this Nuggets lineup, the average comes out to a pedestrian 6-9, with three capable perimeter defenders to assist the heavy-footed centers, two 40% 3-point shooters to space the floor, and a surplus of play-making talent.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.

— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025

Definition of heavy-footed

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Bennie Liebenberg, a former geologist at the mine who was serving as our guide, has the plodding, slightly wide-eyed manner of someone who has spent a lot of time underground.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
During the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, activists from the gay community lambasted him and his institute for the plodding pace of research on the virus.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of plodding

Adjective

No team wants to peak on the first Saturday, but our league loves a narrative and what happens right now sets a tone; Manchester United’s is discordant, flat, lethargic.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Female mice dosed with QACs lost interest in food, became lethargic and short of breath, and began to lose muscle control during late pregnancy.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lethargic

Adjective

No more distractions, no more lingering questions, just a baller who loves this sport and continues to level up.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Although the treatment significantly reduced the cancer, follow-up exams showed lingering traces of the disease.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

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