Antonyms for decelerate
diˈsɛl əˌreɪtde·cel·er·ate

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1. decelerateverb

   Synonyms:
   retard

2. decelerateverb

   to reduce the velocity of something

   Synonyms:
   retard

3. decelerateverb

   to reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease

   Synonyms:
   retard

4. decelerateverb

   to go slower

   Synonyms:
   retard

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1. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb

   lose velocity; move more slowly

   "The car decelerated"

   Antonyms:
   speed, accelerate, speed up, quicken

   Synonyms:
   decompress, delay, slack, check, unwind, loosen up, slow up, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow down, slow

2. decelerate, slow downverb

   reduce the speed of

   "He slowed down the car"

   Antonyms:
   accelerate, speed, quicken, speed up

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow down, slow

How to use decelerate in a sentence?

1. Brian Bethune:

   I don't think The Fed wants to see things suddenly decelerate, nor do they want to see things move at too rapid of a rate for the economy to adjust, what The Fed wants is the Goldilocks economy. They want The Fed to be moving along at a steady pace — but not too fast ; not too hot, not too cold.

2. Sam Khater:

   The market continues to absorb the cumulative impact of the large price and rate increases that led to a plunge in affordability, as a result, over the rest of the year purchase demand likely will continue to drag, supply will modestly increase, and home price growth will decelerate.

3. Chad Morganlander:

   It's a multitude of factors, but on top of the list, global growth has been and will continue to decelerate going into 2015, which will have further implications for the oil and commodities markets.

4. Jeff Tucker:

   It is likely the pace of price appreciation will peak some time this quarter, either in April, May or June, that will be the high water mark for annual pace of appreciation, then it will decelerate.

5. Netflix Inc -LRB- NFLX.O -RRB-:

   We expect viewing to decline and membership growth to decelerate as home confinement ends.

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