What are the opposite words for quicken?
Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to the given word. The word "quicken," which means to speed up, has several antonyms. One of its antonyms is "slow down," which means to decrease the speed or pace of something. Another antonym is "delay," which means to make someone or something wait or hold back. "Halt" is another antonym for quicken, which means to come to a stop or cease moving. Similarly, "retard" means to slow down the progress or growth of something. Lastly, "decelerate" is an antonym that refers to decreasing the speed or rate of something. Knowing these antonyms helps to articulate communication and better understand the context around the usage of the word quicken.
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procrastinate
- drag one's feet,
- shillyshally,
- Hesitated,
- hang fire,
- play for time,
- am dilatory,
- are dilatory,
- art dilatory,
- be dilatory,
- being dilatory,
- drag feet,
- drag one feet,
- drag ones feet,
- dragged feet,
- dragged one feet,
- dragged one's feet,
- dragged ones feet,
- dragging feet,
- dragging one feet,
- dragging one's feet,
- dragging ones feet,
- drags feet,
- drags one feet,
- drags one's feet,
- drags ones feet,
- gave run around,
- gave the run around,
- give run around,
- give the run around,
- gives run around,
- gives the run around,
- giving run around,
- giving the run around,
- hanged fire,
- hanging fire,
- hangs fire,
- hung fire,
- is dilatory,
- let slide,
- lets slide,
- letted slide,
- letting slide,
- play a waiting game,
- play waiting game,
- played a waiting game,
- played for time,
- played waiting game,
- playing a waiting game,
- playing for time,
- playing waiting game,
- plays a waiting game,
- plays for time,
- plays waiting game,
- post pone,
- post pones,
- post-pones,
- pro long,
- pro longing,
- pro longs,
- pro tract,
- pro tracts,
- pro-long,
- pro-longed,
- pro-longing,
- pro-longs,
- pro-tract,
- pro-tracts,
- shilly shally,
- was dilatory,
- wast dilatory,
- were dilatory,
- wert dilatory.
- extend
- drag out
- delay, put off doing
- make faster; invigorate
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Other relevant words
- arrest,
- brake,
- burn out,
- check,
- clog,
- curb,
- damp,
- debilitate,
- delay,
- do in,
- drag,
- drain,
- dull,
- encumber,
- enfeeble,
- exhaust,
- fag,
- fatigue,
- fetter,
- hamper,
- harass,
- hinder,
- hobble,
- hold back,
- hold up,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- interfere,
- jade,
- kayo,
- manacle,
- obstruct,
- quell,
- quench,
- rein,
- repress,
- restrain,
- sap,
- shackle,
- stall,
- stay,
- still,
- stop,
- stunt,
- suppress,
- trammel,
- tucker,
- undermine,
- wash out,
- weaken,
- wear,
- wear out,
- weary,
- tie up.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
un-friendlinesses
- Antonyms:
- accord, affection, agreement.
