What are some opposite words for accelerate?
Antonyms for accelerate
ækˈsɛl əˌreɪtac·cel·er·ate
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term accelerate.
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accelerateverb
Antonyms:
decelerate, retardSynonyms:
further, quicken, forward, dispatch, speed up, expedite, advance, hastenaccelerateverb
Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.
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decelerate, retardSynonyms:
advance, speed up, dispatch, hasten, quicken, expedite, further, forwardaccelerateverb
To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
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decelerate, retardSynonyms:
hasten, advance, dispatch, further, quicken, speed up, forward, expediteaccelerateverb
To cause a change of velocity.
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decelerate, retardSynonyms:
expedite, advance, forward, further, hasten, dispatch, speed up, quickenaccelerateverb
To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
to accelerate our departure.
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retard, decelerateSynonyms:
further, forward, dispatch, expedite, quicken, hasten, speed up, advanceaccelerateverb
To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
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retard, decelerateSynonyms:
forward, speed up, hasten, dispatch, advance, expedite, quicken, furtheraccelerateverb
To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
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decelerate, retardSynonyms:
expedite, forward, quicken, further, hasten, advance, dispatch, speed upaccelerateverb
Grow; increase.
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decelerate, retardSynonyms:
quicken, dispatch, advance, expedite, further, forward, hasten, speed upaccelerateverb
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Synonyms:
advance, quicken, speed up, hasten, further, forward, dispatch, expediteAntonyms:
decelerate, retard
English Synonyms and Antonyms
accelerate
To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time. To accelerate any work is to hasten it toward a finish, commonly by quickening all its operations in orderly unity toward the result. To despatch is to do and be done with, to get a thing off one's hands. To despatch an enemy is to kill him outright and quickly; to despatch a messenger is to send him in haste; to despatch a business is to bring it quickly to an end. Despatch is commonly used of single items. To promote a cause is in any way to bring it forward, advance it in power, prominence, etc. To speed is really to secure swiftness; to hasten is to attempt it, whether successfully or unsuccessfully. Hurry always indicates something of confusion. The hurried man forgets dignity, appearance, comfort, courtesy, everything but speed; he may forget something vital to the matter in hand; yet, because reckless haste may attain the great object of speed, hurry has come to be the colloquial and popular word for acting quickly. To facilitate is to quicken by making easy; to expedite is to quicken by removing hindrances. A good general will improve roads to facilitate the movements of troops, hasten supplies and perfect discipline to promote the general efficiency of the force, despatch details of business, expedite all preparations, in order to accelerate the advance and victory of his army.
Antonyms:
check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retardSynonyms:
advance, despatch, drive, drive on, expedite, facilitate, further, hasten, hurry, make haste, press forward, promote, quicken, speed, urge, urge on
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Princeton's WordNet
accelerate, speed up, speed, quickenverb
move faster
"The car accelerated"
Antonyms:
slow up, retard, slow, slow down, decelerateSynonyms:
recreate, hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, vivify, whet, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, renovate, revivify, reanimate, pelt along, animate, repair, revive, invigorate, speed up, step on it, rushaccelerate, speed, speed upverb
cause to move faster
"He accelerated the car"
Antonyms:
decelerate, slow up, retard, slow, slow downSynonyms:
hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, pelt along, speed up, step on it, rush
How to use accelerate in a sentence?
We need to accelerate the elimination of hot spots all over the world, particularly the resolution of the Palestinian issue and enable the Palestinian people the right to self-determination on their land and build their independent state.
We think these new product forms are going to accelerate the shift away from black market into the legal market.
As the atmosphere continues to warm, melting will outpace that warming and continue to accelerate.
The past itself, as historical change continues to accelerate, has become the most surreal of subjects -- making it possible to see a new beauty in what is vanishing.
It will accelerate the trend. We might very well reach a peak higher than 40% before we go down, i am very concerned and unfortunately our means are very limited.
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