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decelerate
Overview of verb decelerate
The verb decelerate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated")
2. decelerate, slow down -- (reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car")
Antonyms of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
Antonym of accelerate (Sense 1)
=>accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
Antonym of accelerate (Sense 2)
=>accelerate, speed, speed up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
=> modify, qualify
=> add
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> slow, slow down, slow up
=> delay, detain, hold up
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
=> moderate
=> retard
=> fishtail
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
=> modify, qualify
'Cause To' of verb decelerate
Derived Forms of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
RELATED TO>(noun) deceleration#1
=> deceleration, slowing, retardation
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
RELATED TO>(noun) deceleration#1
=> deceleration, slowing, retardation
Domain of verb decelerate
Domain Terms of verb decelerate
Familiarity of verb decelerate
decelerate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb decelerate
2 senses of decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> break
=> shrink, shrivel
=> taper
=> drop off
=> vanish, fly, vaporize
=> break
=> ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag
=> weaken
=> boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate
=> shrink, contract
=> shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
=> abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away
=> deflate
=> dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down
=> remit
=> de-escalate
=> depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue
=> shorten
=> thin out
=> decline, go down, wane
=> wane
=> wane
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrescendo
Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
> modify, qualify
=> decelerate, slow down
=> accelerate, speed, speed up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb decelerate
Sense 1
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 2
decelerate, slow down
=> modify, qualify
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Grep of verb decelerate
decelerate
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