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slow down, v.
freq. cnt. 8

lose velocity; move more slowly
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

decelerate retard slow slow down slow up

sample sentences

"The car decelerated"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowdown

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

deceleration

antonym

accelerate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retardation retardation

semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

hyponym

slow, slow down, slow up delay, hold up, detain

become slow or slower
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

slack slacken slow slow down slow up

sample sentences

"Production slowed"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowdown

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slack

semantic pointers

hypernym

weaken

cause to proceed more slowly
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

slow slow down slow up

sample sentences

"The illness slowed him down"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slowdown

semantic pointers

hyponym

bog, bog down clog, constipate

hypernym

slow, slow down, decelerate, slow up, retard

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

decompress loosen up relax slow down unbend unwind