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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In June, wholesale inflation is expected to have decelerated slightly.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 July 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

Verb

Braun strolled alongside Sweeney in a pair of beige suede boat shoes.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Once the final paddle was raised, the crowd strolled over to the President’s Suite in Arthur Ashe Stadium for dessert, Honey Deuces, and a front row seat to the nail-biting Djokovic-Navone match.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

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In recent years, the NFL experimented with Monday night doubleheaders, some of which were staggered apart while others aired concurrently.

— Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Shortly afterward, the man who died staggered back into view of the camera and collapsed.

— Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of staggered

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In any case, Babcock is now tasked with rejuvenating a team that took a massive step backward last season and only shuffled a few pieces during the offseason.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many studios either shuffled their product directly to streaming or waited a mere 17 days for their films to become available to buy or rent at home.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffled

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Right fielder Jason Lane ambled over in time to make the catch, then didn’t.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Four days after the council vote, Leslie Ridings and Horton of the residents association stood outside the fenced off lot as two men with the group Vincor Construction ambled about driving stakes into the ground.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of ambled

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Airborne at one point during testing, Silva reportedly inched out on the helicopter's right skid — with no safety belt — to investigate the cause of intense vibrations shaking the cockpit, according to a 2009 interview with Smithsonian Magazine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
After over a year from playing live, Baker has inched back into performing, playing a solo show in Nantucket, Massachusetts in late August and serving as surprise guest during her Boygenius bandmate Lucy Dacus’ Outside Lands gig.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

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