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 That’s where cognition becomes impaired, muscle contraction becomes impaired, and metabolism actually slows. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Italy's economy slows The milestone is particularly notable in a country long associated with political instability — a problem heightened by the 2010 to 2012 euro zone sovereign debt crisis — with 68 governments serving over 80 years. — Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 The stasis and the tepid job growth may not show it, but this labor market is in the throes of a major transformation as Baby Boomers retire, net immigration slows, AI advances and exogenous shocks ripple through the economy. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Key Takeaways Eating three dates in the morning can support blood sugar and digestion throughout the day by providing fiber that slows the absorption of sugar and promotes regular bowel movements. — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026 An abnormal increase in a protein called sFlt-1 (soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1), which slows down placental growth, Kilpatrick says. — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026 Their low thermal conductivity slows the movement of heat into the metal underneath. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Even if diverse hiring slows radically, that’s unlikely to completely reverse these gains. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Gutierrez said anything that slows the government down until midterm elections in November is a good thing with the hope that a change in control of Congress might result in a rethinking of the border wall plans. — ABC News, 28 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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For example, Otto’s research has shown that, in yeast, having extra copies of every gene hinders the organism’s ability to adapt to the common antifungal medication nystatin.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
True commitment allows strategies to develop and succeed, as indecision hinders progress.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026