Synonyms for deceleration
de·cel·er·a·tion

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1. decelerationnoun

   Antonyms:
   acceleration

2. decelerationnoun

   The rocket is now in deceleration.

   Antonyms:
   acceleration

3. decelerationnoun

   The brakes produce a deceleration of 10 metres per second per second.

   Antonyms:
   acceleration

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1. deceleration, slowing, retardationnoun

   a decrease in rate of change

   "the deceleration of the arms race"

   Synonyms:
   slowness, subnormality, slowing, slowdown, mental retardation, retardant, backwardness, lag, retardent, retardation

   Antonyms:
   acceleration, speedup, quickening

2. decelerationnoun

   (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

   Synonyms:
   slowing, retardation

   Antonyms:
   acceleration, quickening, speedup

3. decelerationnoun

   the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed

   "he initiated deceleration by braking"

   Synonyms:
   slowing, retardation

   Antonyms:
   acceleration, speedup, quickening

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Physics
   • Rate
   • Speed

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1. List of paraphrases for "deceleration":

   decel, slowdown, downturn, slowing, slow-down, retardation

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1. Freddie Mac:

   Incoming data suggest inflation remains well above the desired level but showing signs of deceleration, these trends, coupled with tight labor markets, are creating increased optimism among prospective homebuyers as the housing market hits its peak in the spring and summer.

2. Van Jones:

   This is going to be an incredibly emotional moment, you think about speech after speech, and this is the last one. This is the last State of the Union. And there's no deceleration in this guy. There's no deceleration. This is the guy that we voted for.

3. Michael Feroli:

   The moderation in job gains over the past two months may mark the beginning of the slow deceleration to a sustainable pace of job gains, which we estimate to be around or a little below 100,000 per month.

4. John Eric Goff:

   If someone lets a bit of air out of it, it’s going to be a little less massive – it slows down a little bit faster with a little less air than it would do otherwise, the benefit that you would gain from being able to grip the ball in a slick situation outweighs the slight deceleration increase.

5. Justin Onuekwusi:

   We're seeing yields backing up and safe havens and defensive equities underperform so we are seeing a bit rotation. I don't think it's a structural shift, it's just that markets went too far and too soon, and we are seeing alleviation of that move, the market is being driven by two extremes: one if we get further deceleration in trade, the probability of recession becomes quite high. But if we get a (Sino-U.S. trade deal) we could see confidence coming back.