Synonyms of decelerating

decelerating 1 of 2

adjective

as in slowing

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• 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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decelerating

Adjective

The stock has declined nearly 28% in 2026, largely due to concerns over the social media platform’s decelerating year-over-year traffic growth and its sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

Those comments now has Aubrey Tianello, senior analyst at BNP Paribas Equity Research, noting that investors might be expecting decelerating comp growth at both core Dick’s and Foot Locker doors. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile the buyer's own depreciation charge keeps climbing on the equipment already purchased, compressing margins into a decelerating revenue base. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Inflation remains much higher than anyone would like, but reports earlier this week suggested the pace of increases in prices is decelerating. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Hitting the brakes Altman isn’t the only one talking about decelerating AI. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 July 2026

That fueled fears that on a per-user basis, Netflix’s engagement is decelerating, indicating headwinds for subscription and ad revenue growth. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 July 2026

The wholesale club lost 4% after reporting decelerating comparable sales for June. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Even hundreds of miles above the Earth, trace wisps of high atmosphere exert a subtle drag on orbiting objects, slowly decelerating them and eventually pulling them down out of the sky. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Apr. 2026

Most measures also indicate national wage growth is decelerating, even as some pockets of the labor market that are most reliant on immigrants, like construction and traveler accommodation, are registering faster pay increases. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026