SLOWS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

slows

verb

present tense third-person singular of slow

as in brakes

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 slows If that question goes unanswered, adoption slows, resistance builds and the value of the change never fully materializes. — Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Once the decision is made, continuing to relitigate it creates confusion, erodes trust, and slows execution. — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 This diversification gives Eaton a stronger hedge if data center growth slows. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 This slows the outcome for the ER patient, and reduces the crisis team’s capacity to serve those in the community, Hahn said. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026 As immigration slows and Americans retire, the workforce is shrinking, meaning fewer jobs may be needed to keep unemployment low. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Earnings season slows down next week , with only Cardinal Health in the portfolio scheduled to report. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 The action around Charlotte never slows down, from a North Carolina native chasing love on a Netflix reality show to finding the pathway to exploring a century-old mansion swallowed by the woods. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 Frying more than three pieces of chicken at a time lowers the oil temperature, slows down cooking, and can yield soggy results instead of crispy perfection. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

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This inhibits collective action because each country, offered selective relief in some cases, has reason to cut its own deal rather than hold the line with the others.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
All the existing independent research on AI and the brain suggests that AI use inhibits our ability to learn .

— Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhibits

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That works beautifully during the build-out and gets ugly at exactly the moment growth decelerates, because that's when the depreciation from peak spending years hits an income statement that's no longer growing into it.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Sorge said that this class of space debris decelerates quicker, and also once on the surface the pieces are also more recognizable than broken up chunks of metal.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of decelerates

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Ultimately, glorifying sleep deprivation is counterproductive; prioritizing sleep is key for career longevity and productivity, while chronic insomnia leads to impaired judgment and hinders professional growth.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Neptune retrograde hinders our intuition, leaving us lost in the fog.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 15 July 2026