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decelerate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DECELERATE
to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace <she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone>
Related Words halt, stop; encumber, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, obstruct, set back, tie up; bottleneck; arrest, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain; baffle, foil, frustrate, sabotage, thwart
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