Slowing

/ˈslaː.ɪn/

Synonyms for "slowing" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Verb(2 words)
changes motiondecrease speed

Strong matches (12)

Adjective(1 words)
gradual slowing
Verb(1 words)

Related words (21)

Noun(13 words)
loss of rotational energyreduction in speedretardantretardationretardentretardingslowslow downslowdownsslowersudden stopping motiontorporwaning
Adjective(1 words)
stalling maneuver

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
alterationchangechange in speeddescriptive termmodificationmotion changespeed changespeed control

More specific

6 entries
brakingdecelerationfrictional slowingslowdownslownessspeed reduction

Collocations

15 entries
decelerationeconomic slowinggradual slowingrate of slowingsignificant slowingslowing economyslowing growthslowing paceslowing rateslowing trafficslowing trendslownessspeed changespeed reductionsudden slowing

Inflections

5 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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What happened? The car's slowing down.

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The rate of inflation is slowing down.

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We're slowing down.

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They're slowing down.

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