SLOW DOWN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • become less tense, rest, or take one’’s ease
   Synonym(s)
   • decompress (what does decompress mean?)
   • loosen up (what does loosen up mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • unbend (what does unbend mean?)
   • unwind (what does unwind mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He relaxed in the hot tub
   • Let’’s all relax after a hard day’’s work
   Hypernyms(s) slow down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change state (what does change state mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   • tense up (what does tense up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • vege out (what does vege out mean?)
   • vegetate (what does vegetate mean?)
   • sit back (what does sit back mean?)
   • take it easy (what does take it easy mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
   • rest (what does rest mean?)
   • ease (what does ease mean?)
   • repose (what does repose mean?)
   • relaxation (what does relaxation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • reduce the speed of
   Synonym(s)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He slowed down the car
   Hypernyms(s) slow down 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?)
3. Meaning
   • lose velocity
   • move more slowly
   Synonym(s)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The car decelerated
   Hypernyms(s) slow down 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?)
4. Meaning
   • become slow or slower
   Synonym(s)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Production slowed
   Hypernyms(s) slow down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • weaken (what does weaken mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slump (what does slump mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   • falloff (what does falloff mean?)
   • falling off (what does falling off 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?)
5. Meaning
   • cause to proceed more slowly
   Synonym(s)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The illness slowed him down
   Hypernyms(s) slow down is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bog down (what does bog down mean?)
   • bog (what does bog mean?)
   • clog (what does clog mean?)
   • constipate (what does constipate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • retardation (what does retardation mean?)