Antonyms for accelerate
ækˈsɛl əˌreɪtac·cel·er·ate

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1. accelerateverb

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

   Synonyms:
   further, quicken, forward, dispatch, speed up, expedite, advance, hasten

2. accelerateverb

   Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

   Synonyms:
   advance, speed up, dispatch, hasten, quicken, expedite, further, forward

3. accelerateverb

   To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.

   to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

   Synonyms:
   hasten, advance, dispatch, further, quicken, speed up, forward, expedite

4. accelerateverb

   To cause a change of velocity.

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

   Synonyms:
   expedite, advance, forward, further, hasten, dispatch, speed up, quicken

5. accelerateverb

   To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

   to accelerate our departure.

   Antonyms:
   retard, decelerate

   Synonyms:
   further, forward, dispatch, expedite, quicken, hasten, speed up, advance

6. accelerateverb

   To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.

   Antonyms:
   retard, decelerate

   Synonyms:
   forward, speed up, hasten, dispatch, advance, expedite, quicken, further

7. accelerateverb

   To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

   Synonyms:
   expedite, forward, quicken, further, hasten, advance, dispatch, speed up

8. accelerateverb

   Grow; increase.

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

   Synonyms:
   quicken, dispatch, advance, expedite, further, forward, hasten, speed up

9. accelerateverb

   .

   Synonyms:
   advance, quicken, speed up, hasten, further, forward, dispatch, expedite

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, retard

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

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 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, retard

   Synonyms:
   advance, despatch, drive, drive on, expedite, facilitate, further, hasten, hurry, make haste, press forward, promote, quicken, speed, urge, urge on

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accelerate

   Antonyms:
   delay, obstruct, impede, clog, retard, hinder, shackle, drag

   Synonyms:
   hasten, urge, expedite, quicken, speed, urge on, press forward, hurry, promote, dispatch, facilitate

Matched Categories

1. • Intensify
   • Modify

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. accelerate, speed up, speed, quickenverb

   move faster

   "The car accelerated"

   Antonyms:
   slow up, retard, slow, slow down, decelerate

   Synonyms:
   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, rush

2. accelerate, speed, speed upverb

   cause to move faster

   "He accelerated the car"

   Antonyms:
   decelerate, slow up, retard, slow, slow down

   Synonyms:
   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?

1. Gavin Newsom:

   We are working aggressively to accelerate our pace, you’re going to start seeing more rapid distribution of this vaccine, I can assure you that now.

2. Bob Rubino:

   Buyers have decided: I'm in or I'm out, i think that will intensify and accelerate M&A discussions in 2015.

3. Tim Sweeney:

   Their investment will help accelerate our work around building connected social experiences in Fortnite, Rocket League and Fall Guys, while empowering game developers and creators with Unreal Engine, Epic Online Services and the Epic Games Store.

4. Rao Gupta:

   Determining the magnitude of female genital mutilation is essential to eliminating the practice, when governments collect and publish national statistics on FGM they are better placed to understand the extent of the issue and accelerate efforts to protect the rights of millions of girls and women.

5. Charles East:

   I really don't think they can push prices up because their sales are already weak, the margins are under pressure. Perhaps they can accelerate cost-cutting.

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