SLOWED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

slowed

verb

past tense of slow

as in braked

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon

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Recent Examples of slowed And later, the Royals offense slowed to a halt against a slew of Blue Jays relievers. — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 The 2008 financial crash slowed down development enough for a dynamic scene to take root, driven by DIY venues. — Michael Calderone, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2026 Julian Neal, a third-round rookie, was slowed by a quad injury in training camp but is now healthy. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Additionally, Frank said core categories, such as leggings, slowed down more than anticipated. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Whether Medium Build has actually slowed down since Carpenter’s 2024 epiphany is a matter of opinion. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026 For the most part, a decade of persistent negative gamer feedback hasn’t slowed the steady expansion of in-game purchases. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Gloria Steinem Little slowed her down, including a diagnosis of breast cancer at age 52. — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Previously, the browser version noticeably slowed my laptop's performance while testing the app in Google Chrome. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowed

Verb

One time, the car behind Murillo braked to avoid a collision, but Murillo reversed into the vehicle to cause a crash, prosecutors said.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of braked

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Both mainly reduced trade barriers and committed all three governments to avoid policies that inhibited commercial flows with one another.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
The rough waters, which included waves that were about 13 feet high, inhibited rescue efforts.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhibited

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The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026