Thesaurus:slow down

English

Synonyms

cumber (dated)
decelerate
foreslow (obsolete)
put the brakes on (idiomatic)
rein in (idiomatic)
retard
slow [⇒ thesaurus]
slowen (nonstandard)
slow down
slow up

Antonyms

speed up [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

put the brakes on (literal)
rein in (literal)
strike sail
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unaccelerate (rare)

Hypernyms

decrease [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

See also

Thesaurus:move slowly

Further reading

“275. slowness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“slow down” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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