Thesaurus:slow down

Thesaurus

slow down

English

Verb

Sense: go slower

Synonyms

• cumber (dated)
• decelerate
• foreslow (obsolete)
• put the brakes on (idiomatic)
• rein in (idiomatic)
• retard
• slow    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slowen (nonstandard)
• slow down
• slow up

Antonyms

• speed up    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• put the brakes on (literal)
• rein in (literal)
• strike sail
•   —
• unaccelerate (rare)

Hypernyms

• decrease    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• hinder    [⇒ thesaurus]
• immobilize    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stop    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:move slowly

Further reading

• “275. slowness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “slow down” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.