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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to slowing:   (134 results)

Antonyms:
acceleration

Often used in the same context:
decelerating, slackening, accelerating, weakening, stalling, softening, moderating, stagnating, quickening, plateauing, easing, faltering, dampening, slumping, lagging, bottoming, stabilizing, tightening, surging, declining, flattening, shrinking, abating, impeding, spurring, rising, flagging, ebbing, perking, bogging, tapering, fizzling, worsening, crimping, stopping, halting, decreasing, hurting, falling, overheating, buoying, diminishing, lessening, ramping, waning, stunting, delaying, shutting, sputtering, retrenching, sagging, firming, damps, relenting, inching, improving, limiting, cools, downshift, loosening, curbing, outpace, narrowing, denting, retarding, ratcheting, deteriorating, speeding, lagging indicator, lowering, tempering, drop, buckling, intensifying, curtailing, discouraging, constraining, derailing, subsiding, spiking, requiescat, steepening, hampering, countervailed, squeezing, slipping, souring, cutting, eroding, slacking, winding, shipside, boosting, subdued, inhibiting, backsliding, fading, outpaced, outstripping, disrupting, creeping, barreling, decrease, widening, blurring, increase, darkening, decreases, slowdown, thinning, decline, decrement, alteration, bradycardia, diminution, impairment, reduction

Appears in the definition of:
aestivation, arava, decalescence, estivation, hibernation, lag, leap second, leflunomide, rallentando, retardation, slowdown

More general:
fastness, speed, swiftness

Synonyms:
deceleration, retardation

Also try:
— Adjectives for slowing: general, cognitive, focal, gradual, cardiac, progressive, mental, significant, generalized, slight, diffuse, more...

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