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Synonyms for slow down
slow down
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decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb
lose velocity; move more slowly
"The car decelerated"
Synonyms:
decompress, delay, slack, check, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slowslow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb
become slow or slower
"Production slowed"
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decompress, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, slow upslow, slow down, slow upverb
cause to proceed more slowly
"The illness slowed him down"
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decompress, decelerate, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, slacken, unbend, retard, relax, slowdecelerate, slow downverb
reduce the speed of
"He slowed down the car"
Synonyms:
decompress, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slowrelax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
"He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
Synonyms:
straighten, decompress, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#2901 | slow | |
#3446 | delay | |
#5227 | loose | |
#6781 | relax | |
#17781 | slack | |
#24731 | remit | |
#25712 | unwind | |
#29528 | loosen | |
#32067 | straighten | |
#34071 | retard | |
#40873 | abate | |
#59637 | decompress | |
#75028 | uncompress | |
#92682 | unroll | |
#97520 | disentangle | |
#131669 | decelerate | |
#141749 | slake | |
#154483 | slacken |
How to use slow down in a sentence?
When they go above 85 percent things start to slow down, it slows down the supply chain quite a bit and you get congestion on the dock.
I’ve worked 50 to 100 hours a week—at some point you have to slow down a bit.
On the global level, this can have a big impact, decreased body water content is the most common factor that increases serum sodium, which is why the results suggest that staying well hydrated may slow down the aging process and prevent or delay chronic disease.
When I viewed the video that everyone else is viewing -- and certainly the real-time slow-down version -- it appears the individual inside the vehicle fired his weapon at the officers first.
For those who are frustrated by my cancellations of the next shows, I'm just physically, obviously, not capable of doing them, this is pretty serious as you can see. I wish this wasn't the case, but obviously my body is telling me that I've got to slow down.
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