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Synonyms for slowly

The synonym for slowly recorded in this bank is tardily, in the sense "without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly')". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · adverb · a wrong tile in 4 puzzles

The synonym for slowly

tardilyadverb, in the sense "without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly')"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and slowly carries one sense so far.

The senseadverbTier 5, Summit

without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly')

He spoke slowly.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

tardily

Same sentence, swapped: He spoke tardily.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where slowly stands in the sentence above.

quickly
easily
heavily

Where slowly turns up in the game

slowly is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where slowly is the trap

hungrilyadverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is ravenously, in the sense "in a manner showing eagerness to eat, driven by hunger", and slowly is on the board beside it.
deftlyadverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is adroitly, in the sense "with skill and quickness", and slowly is on the board beside it.
heavilyadverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is profusely, in the sense "in large amount or degree", and slowly is one of the three tiles that lose.
sourlyadverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is testily, in the sense "in a bitter, ill-tempered manner", and slowly is on the board beside it.

Play slowly

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so slowly reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. No sentence here is generated at deploy time.

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Closest first: other words at Summit, then their alphabetical neighbours.

noticeablyadverbperceptiblyin a noticeable mannerSummitHas a reason line obliviousadjectiveforgetfulfailing to keep in mindRidgelineThinking and knowing2 senses obscureadjectivedarkmarked by difficulty of style or expressionRidgelineThinking and knowing2 sensesHas a reason line obtuseadjectivepurblindlacking in insight or discernmentSummitThinking and knowing offsetverbcancelmake up forRidgelineStates and conditions2 sensesHas a reason line oilyadjectivegreasysmeared or soiled with grease or oilRidgelineMaterials2 sensesHas a reason line operableadjectivepracticableusable for a specific purposeSummitQualities outweighverboverbalanceweigh more heavilySummitStates and conditions

The same bank, read from both sides

slowly is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 4. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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