BRAKED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

braked

verb

past tense of brake

as in slowed

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace braked the car sharply when someone pulled out in front of us

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Recent Examples of braked One time, the car behind Murillo braked to avoid a collision, but Murillo reversed into the vehicle to cause a crash, prosecutors said. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The vehicle entered the scene, then braked hard while attempting to steer away before coming to a stop, Zoox said. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026 According to the arrest report, the vehicle drifted in its lane and braked repeatedly before an intersection. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 One was definitely not the fault of the Ojai; another driver cut across our path and the Ojai braked hard. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026 The driver of a Ford Escape steered to the right and braked hard but was unable to avoid a collision with the Kia in the right shoulder and right lane area of the highway, according to the warrant affidavit. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 This is motorized like the rear seats, and supports pulling 750kg unbraked or a generous 2,400kg braked. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 The Waymo robotaxi, traveling at a speed of 17 miles per hour, braked and collided with the student. — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026

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slowed

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The driver slowed down as the vehicle approached the intersection, where it was struck by a white Ford Flex traveling south on Southwest Trafficway.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Previously, the browser version noticeably slowed my laptop's performance while testing the app in Google Chrome.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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