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 An injury can damage a vein, while prolonged inactivity slows blood flow. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Thus, Planet 1 slows down and begins to lag behind Planet 2, widening the gap between them. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 During the fall, life slows down in the Tahoe basin as residents and businesses prepare for the heavy ski season, but there’s still plenty to do. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The cuts come as watch-time growth slows, new hit shows prove harder to find and competitors — including YouTube — capture more viewing, raising pressure to rein in spending. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 At 50 or more, that informal habit slows the entire organization. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Soluble fiber becomes a gel during the digestion process and slows digestion. — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 13 Oct. 2026 Studies have shown that weight loss surgery, which helps people drop significant amounts of weight, slows biological aging, too. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 While voters may like to see a more unified Congress that quickly passes certain bills or agendas, the political grind that slows that process down appears to be good for the market. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

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Some seeds are covered in a very hard seed coat that inhibits germination by blocking water from getting through.

— Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the metal has a non reactive layer of chromium oxide that further inhibits the strong chemical bond necessary for an actual seasoning to develop.

— Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

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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