slow down
133 synonyms found
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- arrest
- assuage
- attemper
- backpedal
- backwater
- bank the fire
- blunt
- bog down
- boycott
- brake
- bridle
- chasten
- check
- clip the wings
- confine
- constrain
- contain
- cool off
- curb
- curtail
- curtail expenses
- cut back
- cut corners
- cut down
- damp
- dampen
- de-emphasize
- deaden
- deadlock
- decrease
- detain
- diminish
- dompt
- downplay
- draw rein
- dull
- ease off
- ease up
- enjoin
- extenuate
- go on strike
- go out
- guard
- halt
- hang up
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold fast
- hold in
- hold in check
- hold in leash
- hold out
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- keep back
- keep from
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep under control
- keep within bounds
- lag
- lay under restraint
- lenify
- lessen
- let down
- let up
- let up on
- lighten
- lock out
- lose ground
- lose momentum
- lose speed
- make late
- mire
- mitigate
- modulate
- obtund
- palliate
- pare down expenses
- picket
- play down
- prohibit
- pull
- pull in
- qualify
- reduce
- reduce the temperature
- reef
- rein
- rein in
- restrain
- retard
- retrench
- revolt
- roll back
- set back
- shut it down
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slack up
- slacken
- slow up
- snub
- sober
- sober down
- soften
- stall
- stifle
- stop
- straiten
- strike
- stymie
- subdue
- suppress
- take a reef
- take in sail
- tame
- temper
- throttle down
- tone down
- tune down
- unbend
- underplay
- unlax
- unwind
- walk out
- weaken
- withhold
Definition
(v) :
decelerate
"when approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after exitting it."