Related Words for decelerate

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slow
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Verb, Adjective
retard
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Adjective, Verb
accelerate
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Verb, Verb
quicken
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Name, Name
speed
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Noun, Noun
slacken
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Verb
acceleration
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Noun
disintegrate
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Verb
stabilize
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Verb
attenuate
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Verb
halt
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Noun
oscillate
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Verb
overtake
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Verb
propel
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Verb
recede
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Verb
vaporize
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Verb
deteriorate
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Verb
disengage
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Verb
deform
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Verb
dissipate
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Verb
modulate
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Verb
outpace
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Verb
stabilise
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Verb
impede
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Verb
slowdown
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Noun
brake
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Noun
equilibrate
xx/x
Verb
restrain
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Verb
downward
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Adjective
diminish
x/x
Verb
decrease
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Noun
stagnate
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Verb
soften
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Verb
deflate
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Verb
depress
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Verb
swerve
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Noun
stop
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Noun
reverse
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Noun, Verb
annihilate
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Verb
absorb
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Verb
induce
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Verb
overheat
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Verb
reduce
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Verb
regress
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Noun
decline
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Noun
sustain
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Verb
aggravate
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Verb
flatten
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Verb
hinder
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Verb
impel
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Verb
intensify
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Verb
abate
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Noun
stimulate
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Verb
suppress
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Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
deviate
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Verb
compress
/x
Noun
shrink
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Verb
outrun
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Verb, Noun
unwind
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Verb
falter
/x
Noun
appreciably
x/xx
Adverb
melt
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Noun
rotate
/x
Verb
velocity
x/xx
Noun
ameliorate
x/xx
Verb
deflect
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Verb
anticipate
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Verb
forestall
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Verb
lengthen
/x
Verb
increase
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Noun
impinge
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Verb
worsen
/x
Verb
degrade
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Verb
destabilize
x/xx
Verb
rapidly
/xx
Adverb
depreciate
x/xx
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb
interfere
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Verb
deplete
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Verb
tighten
/x
Verb
diverge
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Verb
drift
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Noun
explode
x/
Verb
slowly
/x
Adverb
converge
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Noun
recover
x/x
Verb
fluctuate
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Verb
weaken
/x
Verb
counteract
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Verb
obstruct
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Verb
slow down
/x
Phrase, Verb
ride down
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Phrase, Verb
ease up
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Phrase, Verb
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
throttle
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Noun
lessen
/x
Verb
lower
/x
Adjective
cool down
/x
Phrase, Verb
devalue
x/x
Verb
intercept
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Noun
come down
//
Phrase, Verb
quiet down
/x/
Phrase, Verb
derail
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Verb
decompress
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Verb
down
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drop
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Noun
hasten
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Verb
shorten
/x
Verb
fall
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Noun
drop off
//
Phrase, Verb
cut down
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Phrase, Verb, Adjective
wind down
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Phrase, Verb
ease
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Noun
abridge
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Verb
decay
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Noun
downgrade
//
Noun
make
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Verb
devolve
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Verb
dwindle
/x
Verb
spacecraft
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Noun
rotor
/x
Noun
flexion
/x
Noun
vomiting
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Noun
limb
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Noun
electrons
x/x
Noun
inflation
x/x
Noun
projected
x/x
Verb
vehicle
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Noun
motor
/x
Noun
flow
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Noun
rotation
x/x
Noun
growth
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Noun
pace
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Noun
acts
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Verb
aircraft
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Noun
rate
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Noun
leg
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Noun
smoothly
/x
Adverb
motion
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Noun
delay
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Noun, Verb
detain
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Verb
hold up
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Phrase, Verb
moderate
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
milestone
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Noun, Verb
backwater
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Noun, Verb
get
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Verb, Noun
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
save
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Verb, Noun
die
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Verb, Noun
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
tell
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Verb, Noun
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
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Adverb