Synonyms of decelerates

decelerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of decelerate

as in slows

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slows
• brakes
• inhibits
• slackens
• stops
• retards
• hinders
• impedes
• restrains
• halts
• obstructs
• curbs
• hampers
• encumbers
• checks
• reins
• thwarts
• constrains
• handicaps
• holds back
• hobbles
• ties up
• frustrates
• arrests
• sets back
• foils
• bottlenecks
• baffles
• sabotages
• holds up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerates
• speeds (up)
• hastens
• quickens
• rushes
• hurries
• pushes
• urges
• encourages
• propels
• drives
• stirs
• spurs
• facilitates
• helps
• steps up
• advances
• aids
• eases
• furthers
• forwards
• dispatches
• goads
• expedites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decelerates

That works beautifully during the build-out and gets ugly at exactly the moment growth decelerates, because that's when the depreciation from peak spending years hits an income statement that's no longer growing into it. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Sorge said that this class of space debris decelerates quicker, and also once on the surface the pieces are also more recognizable than broken up chunks of metal. — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026