Synonyms of decelerating

decelerating 1 of 2

adjective

as in slowing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowing
• stalling
• strolling
• ambling
• procrastinating
• plodding
• lingering
• loitering
• lethargic
• shuffling
• lagging
• filibustering
• creeping
• heavy-footed
• crawling
• dragging
• lounging
• inert
• inactive
• leisurely
• inching
• pokey
• slow-footed
• sluggish
• deliberate
• tarrying
• dilatory
• laggard
• unhurried
• slow
• poking
• measured
• poky
• loafing
• tardy
• dallying
• dillydallying
• languid
• dawdling
• snaillike
• snail-paced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapid
• rushing
• speeding
• running
• lightning
• swift
• brisk
• flying
• fast
• speedy
• meteoric
• racing
• fleet
• hasty
• rocketing
• quick
• breathless
• whirlwind
• dizzy
• bolting
• ready
• prompt
• accelerated
• snappy
• expeditious
• breakneck
• warp-speed
• whirling
• hurrying
• barreling
• scudding
• zipping
• careering
• whisking
• scooting
• scurrying
• quickened
• hastened
• rushed
• hurried

decelerating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of decelerate

as in braking

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowing
• braking
• inhibiting
• retarding
• slackening
• stopping
• impeding
• restraining
• hindering
• halting
• obstructing
• curbing
• checking
• hampering
• handicapping
• hobbling
• tying up
• encumbering
• thwarting
• holding back
• reining
• constraining
• arresting
• tieing up
• setting back
• sabotaging
• frustrating
• bottlenecking
• holding up
• baffling
• foiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerating
• rushing
• hurrying
• hastening
• pushing
• speeding (up)
• driving
• stepping up
• urging
• encouraging
• stirring
• quickening
• propelling
• advancing
• helping
• aiding
• facilitating
• furthering
• spurring
• expediting
• easing
• forwarding
• goading
• dispatching