Synonyms for slow down
slow down

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1. slow downverb

   Synonyms:
   slow up

   Antonyms:
   speed up

2. slow downverb

   decelerate

   When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after exiting it.

   Synonyms:
   slow up

   Antonyms:
   speed up

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1. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb

   lose velocity; move more slowly

   "The car decelerated"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, delay, slack, check, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow

2. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb

   become slow or slower

   "Production slowed"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, slow up

3. slow, slow down, slow upverb

   cause to proceed more slowly

   "The illness slowed him down"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, decelerate, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, slacken, unbend, retard, relax, slow

4. decelerate, slow downverb

   reduce the speed of

   "He slowed down the car"

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slack, unwind, loosen up, slow up, decelerate, unbend, retard, slacken, relax, slow

5. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

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

   "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

   Synonyms:
   straighten, decompress, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

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1. Gary Schwitzer:

   Just reminding people to slow down. So much of what we're doing, reporting breathlessly at breakneck speed, doesn't need to be reported restlessly at breakneck speed.

2. Todd Becker:

   Some plants will slow down, some will shut down, some will shut down forever.

3. District Attorney Tony Clayton says:

   My office will conduct a thorough investigation of the case, including analyzing all police unit dash camera and officer camera footage, communication with the officer, and interviews with witnesses, sirens and police vehicles do not give an officer the authority to cut through a red light. They must slow down or come to a complete stop when human life is in danger.

4. Nelson Mandela:

   When a boat come upon a winding river, slow down and the river becomes straight.

5. Silvio Brusaferro:

   We must not delude ourselves that a slowdown of the spread may lead us to slow down the measures of social distancing that we have adopted.