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slow down

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  • verb idiomatic decelerate

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb reduce the speed of
  • verb cause to proceed more slowly
  • verb become slow or slower
  • verb lose velocity; move more slowly
  • verb become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

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synonyms (151)

Words with the same meaning

  1. abate
  2. allay
  3. alleviate
  4. arrest
  5. assuage
  6. attemper
  7. backpedal
  8. backwater
  9. bank the fire
  10. block
  11. blunt
  12. bog down
  13. boycott
  14. brake
  15. bridle
  16. chasten
  17. check
  18. clip the wings
  19. confine
  20. constrain
  21. contain
  22. control
  23. cool
  24. cool off
  25. curb
  26. curtail
  27. curtail expenses
  28. cut back
  29. cut corners
  30. cut down
  31. damp
  32. dampen
  33. de-emphasize
  34. deaden
  35. deadlock
  36. decelerate
  37. decrease
  38. delay
  39. detain
  40. diminish
  41. dompt
  42. downplay
  43. drag
  44. draw rein
  45. dull
  46. ease
  47. ease off
  48. ease up
  49. enjoin
  50. extenuate
  51. go on strike
  52. go out
  53. govern
  54. guard
  55. halt
  56. hang up
  57. hinder
  58. hold
  59. hold at bay
  60. hold back
  61. hold fast
  62. hold in
  63. hold in check
  64. hold in leash
  65. hold out
  66. hold up
  67. impede
  68. inhibit
  69. keep
  70. keep back
  71. keep from
  72. keep in
  73. keep in check
  74. keep under control
  75. keep within bounds
  76. lag
  77. lay
  78. lay under restraint
  79. lenify
  80. lessen
  81. let down
  82. let up
  83. let up on
  84. lighten
  85. lock out
  86. lose ground
  87. lose momentum
  88. lose speed
  89. make late
  90. mire
  91. mitigate
  92. moderate
  93. modulate
  94. obstruct
  95. obtund
  96. palliate
  97. pare down expenses
  98. picket
  99. play down
  100. prohibit
  101. pull
  102. pull in
  103. qualify
  104. reduce
  105. reduce the temperature
  106. reef
  107. rein
  108. rein in
  109. relax
  110. restrain
  111. retard
  112. retrench
  113. revolt
  114. roll back
  115. set back
  116. shut it down
  117. sit down
  118. slack
  119. slack off
  120. slack up
  121. slacken
  122. slow
  123. slow up
  124. smother
  125. snub
  126. sober
  127. sober down
  128. soften
  129. stall
  130. stay
  131. stifle
  132. stop
  133. straiten
  134. strike
  135. stymie
  136. subdue
  137. suppress
  138. take a reef
  139. take in sail
  140. tame
  141. temper
  142. throttle down
  143. tone down
  144. tune down
  145. unbend
  146. underplay
  147. unlax
  148. unwind
  149. walk out
  150. weaken
  151. withhold

antonyms (1)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. speed up

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. weaken

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  • mollusque commented on the word slow down

    You move too fast

    June 6, 2009

  • dontcry commented on the word slow down

    You've got to make the morning last.

    June 6, 2009

  • skipvia commented on the word slow down

    Or, on another note, "OOWWWWW!!!! If you want our love to last."

    June 6, 2009