Synonyms for deceleration
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act or process of decelerating.
The rocket is now in deceleration.
Related words
- Word family
- decelerationist decelerate
Forms
- Plural
- decelerations → slowings, retardations…
Example sentences
- slowing The growth of the world economy is slowing down.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deceleration | falling | |
| slowing | steady | |
| retardation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- slowing2
- 11 letters
- retardation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slowing2 = 2 syllables).