Synonyms for slow down
slow down

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slow downverb

   Synonyms:
   slow up

   Antonyms:
   speed up

2. slow downverb

   decelerate

   When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after exiting it.

   Synonyms:
   slow up

   Antonyms:
   speed up

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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, slow

2. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb

   become slow or slower

   "Production slowed"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, slow up

3. slow, slow down, slow upverb

   cause to proceed more slowly

   "The illness slowed him down"

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

4. decelerate, slow downverb

   reduce the speed of

   "He slowed down the car"

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

5. relax, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Change State
   • Modify

Suggested Resources

1. slow down

   The slow down symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the slow down symbol and its characteristic.

2. slow down

   Song lyrics by slow down -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by slow down on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce slow down?

How to say slow down in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use slow down in a sentence?

1. Mitchell Smith:

   If you look at the track record you have to wonder if this taxpayer money will result in the promised jobs, it is important to slow down at a time when governments are struggling with the budget effects of Covid-19 and make sure we have strong assurances to the community that these jobs will be good paying quality jobs, that there will be safety in the plant, and that there is a guaranteed community benefit.

2. Chief Executive Alistair Cox:

   There is uncertainty around the world, every time there's any election there will be a period where clients and candidates step back and slow down their decision making, we saw it with the Scottish referendum (in 2014), we saw it with the general election (last year), and I'm sure we will see it with an EU referendum that is imminent here.

3. Siddhartha Jena:

   People do not give their bodies or minds the chance to slow down and take pleasure in aesthetic beauty.

4. Jonathan Lipson:

   They want to throw sand in the gears and slow down a prenegotiated plan.

5. Chief Executive Nelson Pizarro:

   We are looking to slow down in some cases those projects that are not yet advanced.