Synonyms for accelerate
ækˈsɛl əˌreɪtac·cel·er·ate

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1. accelerateverb

   Synonyms:
   further, quicken, forward, dispatch, speed up, expedite, advance, hasten

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

2. accelerateverb

   Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

   Synonyms:
   advance, speed up, dispatch, hasten, quicken, expedite, further, forward

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

3. accelerateverb

   To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

   to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

   Synonyms:
   hasten, advance, dispatch, further, quicken, speed up, forward, expedite

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

4. accelerateverb

   To cause a change of velocity.

   Synonyms:
   expedite, advance, forward, further, hasten, dispatch, speed up, quicken

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

5. accelerateverb

   To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

   to accelerate our departure.

   Synonyms:
   further, forward, dispatch, expedite, quicken, hasten, speed up, advance

   Antonyms:
   retard, decelerate

6. accelerateverb

   To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.

   Synonyms:
   forward, speed up, hasten, dispatch, advance, expedite, quicken, further

   Antonyms:
   retard, decelerate

7. accelerateverb

   To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

   Synonyms:
   expedite, forward, quicken, further, hasten, advance, dispatch, speed up

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

8. accelerateverb

   Grow; increase.

   Synonyms:
   quicken, dispatch, advance, expedite, further, forward, hasten, speed up

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

9. accelerateverb

   .

   Synonyms:
   advance, quicken, speed up, hasten, further, forward, dispatch, expedite

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. accelerate

   To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time. To accelerate any work is to hasten it toward a finish, commonly by quickening all its operations in orderly unity toward the result. To despatch is to do and be done with, to get a thing off one's hands. To despatch an enemy is to kill him outright and quickly; to despatch a messenger is to send him in haste; to despatch a business is to bring it quickly to an end. Despatch is commonly used of single items. To promote a cause is in any way to bring it forward, advance it in power, prominence, etc. To speed is really to secure swiftness; to hasten is to attempt it, whether successfully or unsuccessfully. Hurry always indicates something of confusion. The hurried man forgets dignity, appearance, comfort, courtesy, everything but speed; he may forget something vital to the matter in hand; yet, because reckless haste may attain the great object of speed, hurry has come to be the colloquial and popular word for acting quickly. To facilitate is to quicken by making easy; to expedite is to quicken by removing hindrances. A good general will improve roads to facilitate the movements of troops, hasten supplies and perfect discipline to promote the general efficiency of the force, despatch details of business, expedite all preparations, in order to accelerate the advance and victory of his army.

   Synonyms:
   advance, despatch, drive, drive on, expedite, facilitate, further, hasten, hurry, make haste, press forward, promote, quicken, speed, urge, urge on

   Antonyms:
   check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retard

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accelerate

   Synonyms:
   hasten, urge, expedite, quicken, speed, urge on, press forward, hurry, promote, dispatch, facilitate

   Antonyms:
   delay, obstruct, impede, clog, retard, hinder, shackle, drag

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. accelerate, speed up, speed, quickenverb

   move faster

   "The car accelerated"

   Synonyms:
   recreate, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, vivify, whet, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, renovate, revivify, reanimate, pelt along, animate, repair, revive, invigorate, speed up, step on it, rush

   Antonyms:
   slow up, retard, slow, slow down, decelerate

2. accelerate, speed, speed upverb

   cause to move faster

   "He accelerated the car"

   Synonyms:
   hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, pelt along, speed up, step on it, rush

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, slow up, retard, slow, slow down

Matched Categories

1. • Intensify
   • Modify

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflamate

   increase

   he accelrated his bike he inflamated his bike

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accelerateverb

   Synonyms:
   hasten, expedite, hurry, quicken, speed, precipitate, despatch, urge forward, push forward, push on, press on, urge on

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "accelerate":

   expedite, accelerating, expediting, accelerated, hasten, acceleration, speed, quicken, speed-up, expedited, fast-track, accelerates, faster, intensify

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How to use accelerate in a sentence?

1. Elon Musk:

   The reason that we’re doing Tesla is to try accelerate the advent of sustainable transport, to have their be more electric cars on the road.

2. Tory Bruno:

   We’re going to have to accelerate development of our replacement engine.

3. John Shrewsbury:

   We are all being appropriately tough to make sure that we protect the interests of The San Francisco-based bank, we are working with each customer to help them to work through this. It does not do us any good to accelerate an issue or to end up as the holder of a number of oil leases.

4. Florence Eid:

   Tunisia will benefit in terms of lower energy prices, but will not accelerate the pace of investment as much as it could have done.

5. Reza Najafi:

   We are intending to complete this process within two to three weeks, so accelerate the implementation day as soon as possible.