SLOW DOWN

Lose velocity; move more slowly

Example: "The car decelerated"

• decelerate  13
• slow  7
• slow up

• decrease  11
• diminish  14
• fall  7
• lessen  6

• slow  7
• slow down
• slow up
• delay  9
• • detain  7
  • hold up
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Become slow or slower

Example: "Production slowed"

• slack  11
• slacken  13
• slow  7
• slow up

Cause to proceed more slowly

Example: "The illness slowed him down"

• slow  7
• slow up

• decelerate  13
• slow  7
• slow down
• slow up

• bog  6
• bog down
• clog  7
• constipate  14

Reduce the speed of

Example: "He slowed down the car"

• decelerate  13

• alter  5
• change  12
• modify  15

• moderate  11
• fishtail  14

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

Example: "He relaxed in the hot tub"

• decompress  17
• loosen up
• relax  12
• unbend  9
• unwind  10

• change state
• turn  4

• veg out
• vegetate  12
• sit back
• take it easy