2. (verb)accelerate, speed, speed up cause to move faster Synonyms: hotfoot, zip, travel rapidly, quicken, cannonball along, bucket along, race, hurry, rush along, hie, hasten, belt along, speed, accelerate, pelt along, speed up, step on it, rush Antonyms: decelerate, slow up, retard, slow, slowdown
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'accelerate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. 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 t Synonyms: quicken, accelerate, drive on, hasten, promote, advance, expedite, hurry, speed, despatch, facilitate, make haste, urge, drive, further, press forward, urge on Antonyms: check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retard