What is another word for slowing down?
349 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ slˈə͡ʊɪŋ dˈa͡ʊn], [ slˈəʊɪŋ dˈaʊn], [ s_l_ˈəʊ_ɪ_ŋ d_ˈaʊ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for slowing down:- bog down (verb)
- brake (verb)
- catch one's breath (verb)
- check (verb)
- cumber (verb)
- decrease (verb)
- detain (verb)
- drag (verb)
- encumber (verb)
- hamper (verb)
- hold up (verb)
- peter (verb)
- reduce (verb)
- rein (verb)
- relax (verb)
- retard (verb)
- set back (verb)
- slack/slacken (verb)
- stall (verb)
- strike (verb)
- unwind (verb)
- weaken (verb)
Synonyms for Slowing down:
v.
•bog down (verb)- halt,
- slow down,
- impede,
- detain,
- sink,
- slow up,
- delay,
- stall,
- hang up,
- retard,
- slacken,
- set back,
- decelerate.
- cut short,
- withhold,
- checkmate,
- prevent,
- stay,
- arrest,
- curb,
- play for time,
- hold down,
- neutralize,
- interrupt,
- thwart,
- discourage,
- bit,
- preclude,
- harness,
- inhibit,
- repress,
- hold back,
- keep back,
- baffle,
- rebuff,
- reduce,
- bridle,
- counteract,
- hold in,
- hold,
- squelch,
- repulse,
- tame,
- snub,
- limit,
- pause,
- circumvent,
- constrain,
- terminate,
- suppress,
- frustrate,
- nip in the bud,
- control,
- bottleneck,
- foil,
- rein in,
- slacken pace,
- obviate,
- choke.
- subside,
- drop,
- quell,
- depreciate,
- lessen,
- decline,
- evaporate,
- soften,
- contract,
- fade,
- wear down,
- dwindle,
- slump,
- wither,
- lose edge,
- settle,
- waste,
- degenerate,
- curtail,
- modify,
- slack off,
- drop off,
- cut down,
- wane,
- devaluate,
- deteriorate,
- crumble,
- check,
- slash,
- shrivel,
- quiet,
- narrow down,
- weaken,
- shrink,
- lower,
- peter out,
- abate,
- fall off,
- run low,
- decay,
- ebb,
- dry up,
- restrain,
- let up,
- die down,
- ease,
- wear away,
- lighten,
- tail off,
- diminish,
- calm down,
- droop.
- confine,
- buttonhole,
- intern,
- apprehend,
- hold up,
- pinch,
- send up,
- nab,
- bust,
- put away,
- ice,
- mire,
- reserve,
- run in,
- pick up,
- jail,
- bog down,
- pull in.
- inch,
- limp along,
- poke,
- loiter,
- lag behind,
- shamble,
- be delayed,
- procrastinate,
- tarry,
- traipse,
- hang,
- put off,
- stagnate,
- encounter difficulty,
- linger,
- lag,
- straggle,
- creep,
- dally,
- crawl,
- sag,
- be quiescent,
- shuffle,
- trail behind,
- mark time,
- dawdle.
- handicap,
- incommode,
- trammel,
- cramp,
- weigh down,
- charge,
- overburden,
- clog,
- load,
- overload,
- hamper,
- inconvenience,
- embarrass,
- hog-tie,
- saddle with,
- discommode,
- oppress,
- saddle,
- tax,
- weight,
- make difficult,
- lade.
- encumber,
- drag one's feet,
- hamstring,
- balk,
- entangle,
- stymie,
- get in the way,
- shackle,
- cumber,
- tie,
- fetter,
- leash,
- tie up,
- tie one's hands,
- interfere with,
- hobble,
- bind,
- cramp one's style.
- mark down,
- pauperize,
- bant,
- depress,
- recede,
- rebate,
- trim,
- scale down,
- diet,
- turn down,
- shorten,
- impoverish,
- debase,
- shave,
- step down,
- slim,
- bankrupt,
- lose weight,
- pare,
- take off weight,
- break,
- go on a diet,
- ruin,
- deflate,
- nutshell,
- cheapen,
- discount,
- tone down,
- chop.
- defer,
- flag,
- choke off,
- crimp,
- bog,
- back off,
- falter,
- hesitate,
- loaf,
- down,
- postpone,
- retardate,
- bring to screeching halt,
- take down.
- prevaricate,
- take one's time,
- temporize,
- fence,
- stand off,
- still,
- stand still,
- equivocate,
- quibble,
- filibuster,
- avoid the issue,
- beat around the bush,
- not move,
- hedge,
- stand,
- die.
- boycott,
- hit the bricks,
- sit in,
- go on strike,
- negotiate,
- revolt,
- arbitrate,
- be on strike,
- hold out,
- picket,
- quit,
- resist,
- mediate,
- stick out,
- mutiny,
- sit down,
- refuse to work.
- fail,
- lose spirit,
- languish,
- thin out,
- sap,
- debilitate,
- limp,
- temper,
- exhaust,
- faint,
- give way,
- cripple,
- tremble,
- undermine,
- invalidate,
- water down,
- wilt,
- lose,
- adulterate,
- enervate,
- devitalize,
- break up,
- relapse,
- totter,
- vitiate.
Antonyms for Slowing down:
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v.
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brake
continue, let go, allow, assist, aid, accelerate, free, liberate, open, encourage, permit, push, unblock, promote.
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cumber
relieve.
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decrease
enlarge, rise, add, raise, extend, lengthen, ascend, strengthen, build, praise, prolong, develop, compliment, upset, irritate, expand, laud, go up, improve, grow, increase.
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peter
pour.
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reduce
invigorate, upgrade, amplify, win, enhance.
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stall
carry out.
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brake