SLOWING (DOWN) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

slowing (down)

verb

present participle of slow (down)

as in dying (down)

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The Knesset also recently passed several bills connected with Netanyahu’s attempts to overhaul the judiciary, including increasing government control over broadcast media and weakening the role of the attorney general.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
European commitment is weakening, with record Russian LNG purchases and growing pro-Russian political factions.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of weakening

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Another factor was the slackening appeal of industrial companies, which had long absorbed the greatest number of young graduates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Hammers tapped slackening fibers and instead of the pleasant overtones of a major scale, a nauseating cacophony swelled from the instrument’s wooden belly.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of slackening

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The first-round showers and storms will move eastward through the rest of Saturday morning with the activity tapering off in the early afternoon.

— Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 6 June 2026
For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 May 2026

Definition of tapering off

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Soon after his arrest, both Canary Mission and Betar boasted of their role in flagging Khalil’s noncitizen status to the government.

— Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Health systems can take simple steps, like adding validated alcohol screening questions to their electronic health records or flagging high-risk patients, to identify more people in need of treatment.

— Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

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