Antonyms for slow downslow down

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1. slow downverb

   Antonyms:
   speed up

   Synonyms:
   slow up

2. slow downverb

   decelerate

   When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after exiting it.

   Synonyms:
   slow up

   Antonyms:
   speed up

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1. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb

   lose velocity; move more slowly

   "The car decelerated"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, delay, slack, check, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow

2. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb

   become slow or slower

   "Production slowed"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, slow up

3. slow, slow down, slow upverb

   cause to proceed more slowly

   "The illness slowed him down"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, decelerate, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, slacken, unbend, retard, relax, slow

4. decelerate, slow downverb

   reduce the speed of

   "He slowed down the car"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow

5. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

   become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

   "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

   Synonyms:
   straighten, decompress, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

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   Submitted by anonymous on March 1, 2020  

How to use slow down in a sentence?

1. Mark Meadows:

   It’s the political reality in those midterm years. Everything starts to slow down and Mark Meadows do things around the edges.

2. Cynthia Ackrill:

   These don’t need to be audible sighs, you can just change the rate quietly, and you just might get the people around you to slow down their breathing as well.

3. Frank Lesh:

   What will demand look like if we're seeing everybody slow down? Just because (oil) gets cheap, it doesn't mean everybody's going to rush in and buy.

4. Gayle Schrier Smith:

   Life doesn't slow down for parents or kids unless you make time for it, parents can create a moment for reflection and dialogue and kids can choose and take ownership of the resolutions they want to.

5. Hideyuki Ishiguro:

   Concerns about trade frictions between the U.S. and China intensified after Trump's comments, although the latest data showed Japanese exports were strong in May, if China's exports to the United States slow down, that would slow down capital spending in China.

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