Synonyms of acceleration

acceleration

noun

as in rate

an increasing in speed or rate of occurrence

Experts predict a steady acceleration in economic growth over the next two years.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rate
• pace
• speed
• velocity
• rapidity
• clip
• swiftness
• quickness
• gait
• celerity
• tempo
• haste
• rapidness
• fleetness
• fastness
• speediness
• hurry
• precipitation
• warp speed
• rush
• precipitousness
• expedition
• alacrity
• hastiness
• drive
• promptness
• promptitude
• dispatch
• hustle
• expeditiousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowness
• sluggishness
• lethargy
• reluctance
• languor
• torpidity
• torpor
• deliberation
• leisureliness
• languidness
• deliberateness
• procrastination
• lateness
• dilatoriness
• pokiness

Examples of acceleration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Omega is using a range of cameras and sensors track the movements of swimmers and then tapping computer vision and AI to understand their acceleration, deceleration, number of strokes and time in the water. —Ina Fried, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024

Personal consumption expenditures, the main proxy in the Bureau of Economic Analysis report for consumer activity, increased 2.3% for the quarter, up from the 1.5% acceleration in Q1. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 July 2024

In this reading, midlife is not the end of the road but women’s acceleration phase. —Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024

On a highway patrol, improved acceleration means catching up to other cars more quickly and risking fewer accidents, says Nicholas Darlington, the Michigan State Police precision-driving unit’s commander. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2024