Synonyms for decelerate

Most common

slow · retard

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

accelerate, speed-up, hasten

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To reduce the velocity of something.

Related words

Word family

deceleration

Forms

Past participle

decelerated
e.g. decelerated → slowed, retarded, deaccelerated…

Example sentences

• slow He who is slow to promise is best in keeping them.
• retard The way you talk about her, she sounds like a half-retard.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

slow¹

6 letters

retard²

12 letters

deaccelerate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (retard² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

ralentir

Español

ralentizar

Deutsch

abbremsen

Català

alentir