SLOWING (DOWN OR UP) Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

slowing (down or up)

verb

present participle of slow (down or up)

as in hanging (around or out)

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In the third quarter, revenues in the region were up 2 percent organically, slightly decelerating sequentially, mainly due to slower traffic during the summer period.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
The latest rationale is that earnings momentum in the chip sector, as reflected in upward EPS estimate revisions, is decelerating.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of decelerating

Verb

Part of the charm of traveling in New England is waking up in a town that feels plucked right out of a movie, grabbing a latte at the local coffee shop, and strolling down streets filled with homes bearing historic placards.

— Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026
Stewart’s voice was too big and plummy for strolling along those repetitive beige corridors or for arguing with an alien baddie over a video screen.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of strolling

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The decision to set that tone staggering through all 10 minutes of the extended cut might scan as raw inspiration, placing Spacemen 3 on a narrow band from La Monte Young and Terry Riley to some brilliant dro)))ne future.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
As the deli’s surveillance video rolled, his client went from calmly standing at the counter with a bottle of Gatorade to staggering to the floor, clutching his leg and tearing at his pants.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of staggering

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Zeus did not approve of his daughter fooling around with this mortal roughneck hunter and put out a hit on Orion.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The transition was rough for Ansari, who wasn’t fluent in English and often got in trouble for fooling around in school.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026

Definition of fooling around

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That same day, she was photographed ambling down a picturesque street in a striking purple short set, casually holding an Aperol spritz.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Bear #132’s cub managed to survive and was reunited with its family after several days ambling alone.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambling

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That's because astronomers have discovered two husks of two zombie planets shuffling through the gory remains of what was once their planetary neighbors around a long-deceased star, or white dwarf.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
In late 2026, reports came out that SpaceX is shuffling its staff in an attempt to focus its resources on developing and commercializing Starship, while phasing out the Falcon 9.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffling

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The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sauntering

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China and Europe are holding their positions and inching up modestly, the executive said.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Many in the district, which stretches from Denver’s northern suburbs to her home in the meatpacking hub of Greeley, appear to be inching in the same direction.

— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of inching

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