SLOWED (DOWN) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

slowed (down)

verb

past tense of slow (down)

as in died (down)

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Today, the yen has weakened 57% from a low of about 103 in January 2021 to a high of 163 in July, before a rare joint intervention from both Washington and Tokyo strengthened the currency to its current levels of about 160.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Sprout Social's 2026 Influencer Marketing Report found that recommendation feeds have weakened the link between follower count and reach.

— Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakened

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Friday night weather The ferociously high winds that moved through the region Thursday have since slackened, but breezy conditions will linger through the weekend.

— Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Pumping in recent years has slackened to an average of 705,000 acre-feet.

— Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026

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Other possible causes flagged in the reporting include mild infection, IBS, microbiome imbalances, food sensitivities and general inflammation.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Amazon, which is preparing to launch its own Leo satellite internet service, has also repeatedly flagged the coordination issues to the FCC.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026

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Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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The conditions were wet and and slippery at first, but the rain appears to have tapered off now.

— NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
And several of the unflattering stats have tapered off a ton this last year, including sacks taken (27 in 2025, down from 62 in 2023).

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

Definition of tapered off

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