What are some opposite words for slow down?
Antonyms for slow downslow down
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decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb
lose velocity; move more slowly
"The car decelerated"
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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"
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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
How to use slow down in a sentence?
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:
I think Donald Trump is a political car wreck and people slow down and look at the wreck but they eventually move on. I believe when it comes to winning a national election as a republican Donald Trump is not the pathway forward.
People do not give their bodies or minds the chance to slow down and take pleasure in aesthetic beauty.
You need the low price to slow down shale much faster.
The fact that within days animals are coming back and the skies are blue tells us that we don't have to build a million square miles of solar panels or buy a zillion electric cars. If we just slow down and stop we can make a tremendous difference instantly, i think this is a good chance, this 50th (Earth Day)anniversary, to think through who we are, what we've become as an environmental movement, and where we should be going next.
The court ruling acts more like sand on the wheels rather than changing the outcome. It's a complication to the process, but ultimately it won't change its course, or even slow down the ECB's decision-making.
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