Synonyms & related words for dilatory

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of dilatory — including laggard, dawdling, slow, delaying, procrastinating, tarrying. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to dilatory

Explore words related to dilatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include dilatoriness, tardy, pokey, laggardly, laggardness, cunctation, poky, slowish. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for dilatory

Common synonyms for dilatory include laggard, dawdling, slow, delaying, procrastinating, tarrying, sluggish, slothful — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does dilatory come from?

The word dilatory breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lat-, from Latin fero (“carried, borne”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.