DECELERATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • reduce the speed of
   Synonym(s)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He slowed down the car
   Hypernyms(s) decelerate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   • qualify (what does qualify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • fishtail (what does fishtail mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lose velocity
   • move more slowly
   Synonym(s)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The car decelerated
   Hypernyms(s) decelerate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminish (what does diminish mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • accelerate (what does accelerate mean?)
   • speed up (what does speed up mean?)
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • quicken (what does quicken mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • detain (what does detain mean?)
   • hold up (what does hold up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)