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slow (down or up)

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Synonyms & Antonyms of slow (down or up)

as in decelerate

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for slow (down or up)

decelerate

amble,
ease,
inch,
lumber,
plod,
saunter,
shuffle,
stagger,
stroll

filibuster,
procrastinate,
stall,
temporize

hang (around or out),
idle,
loaf,
loll,
lounge

fiddle (around),
fool around,
mess around,
monkey (around),
play,
potter (around),
putter (around),
trifle

crawl,
creep,
dally,
dawdle,
delay,
diddle,
dillydally,
drag,
lag,
linger,
loiter,
lollygag
(also lallygag),
mope,
poke,
shilly-shally,
tarry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for slow (down or up)

barrel,
bolt,
career,
course,
dash,
fly,
hasten,
hotfoot (it),
hurry,
race,
rip,
rocket,
run,
rush,
scoot,
scud,
scurry,
speed,
tear,
whirl,
whisk,
whiz
(or whizz),
zip

bowl,
breeze,
dart,
hump,
hurtle,
hustle,
scramble,
stampede

gallop,
jog,
run,
sprint,
trot

accelerate,
quicken,
speed (up)

catch up,
fast-forward,
outpace,
outrun,
outstrip,
overtake

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“Slow (down or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slow%20%28down%20or%20up%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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