SLOWED (DOWN OR UP) Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

slowed (down or up)

verb

past tense of slow (down or up)

as in decelerated

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Traffic growth decelerated sequentially, but comparable ticket size growth accelerated as consumers continued to seek out the best-in-class value Costco can provide, thanks to its membership, bulk-selling warehouse model, and record demand at the gas pumps.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Growth rates have decelerated, and enterprise customers are consolidating vendors and scrutinizing renewal costs with new intensity.

— Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 15 May 2026

Definition of decelerated

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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of strolled

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One Wednesday evening in May, at the boutique hotel Dream Hollywood — located just off the Walk of Fame — a young hotel staff member shuffled over to her co-worker to discuss a special guest on the top floor.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Overshadowed by the Folarin Balogun mess is how impressively Rudi Garcia shuffled his midfield and organized his tactics to perfectly counter how Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT wanted to play.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of shuffled

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On a recent summer day at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, students ambled through yawns, braces and acne into their creative writing class.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Just as the second half of the Australia game was about to kick off, the Kiddies Parade started outside the baptist church and a series of floats ambled down Main Street, which was otherwise closed off.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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After-sun skin care orders rose 46%, and orders for split ACs rose 41%, while demand for outdoor misting systems inched up 24%.

— Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
SpaceX shares inched up about 1% in early trading ahead of Tuesday's entrance into the Nasdaq 100 index, which is tracked by investment firms that manage 401(k) retirement accounts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

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