What are some opposite words for acceleration?
Antonyms for acceleration
ækˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃənac·cel·er·a·tion
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term acceleration.
Wiktionary
accelerationnoun
Antonyms:
deceleration, retardation
Princeton's WordNet
accelerationnoun
an increase in rate of change
"modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
Antonyms:
retardation, deceleration, slowingSynonyms:
speedup, quickeningacceleration, quickening, speedupnoun
the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
Antonyms:
deceleration, retardation, slowingSynonyms:
speedup, quickeningaccelerationnoun
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity
Antonyms:
deceleration, retardation, slowingSynonyms:
speedup, quickening
How to use acceleration in a sentence?
We are of the thinking that the strong economic gains make a September hike a likely event, without an acceleration of wage growth, a fourth hike at the end of the year is a more difficult call and futures shows that hesitation, placing just 50 percent odds on that event.
There is little in the current report to signal a nefarious acceleration in the deflationary impulse.
It's really concerning news that a company as well managed as Macy's is having such a tough time growing sales, it's a broader issue. It's an acceleration of a retail ice age.
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice:
We applaud Jeff Bezos' philanthropy, but one hand can not give what the other is taking away, will Jeff Bezos ' show us true leadership or will Jeff Bezos ' continue to be complicit in the acceleration of the climate crisis, while supposedly trying to help ?
Another acceleration in the monthly annualised trimmed CPI will reinforce our view that the Fed is behind the curve, the longer the FOMC waits to tighten monetary policy, the greater the risk the FOMC tightens more to bring inflation back under control.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11391 | acceleration | |
#18653 | slowing | |
#19789 | retardation | |
#49607 | deceleration |
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