SLOWS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

slows

verb

present tense third-person singular of slow

as in brakes

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon

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Recent Examples of slows Stewart is trying to turn that around as consumer demand slows. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Their low thermal conductivity slows the movement of heat into the metal underneath. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 Even if diverse hiring slows radically, that’s unlikely to completely reverse these gains. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Gutierrez said anything that slows the government down until midterm elections in November is a good thing with the hope that a change in control of Congress might result in a rethinking of the border wall plans. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 In this 2004 version — which starred Parton in the music video — Mindy Smith doubles down on the song’s folksy feel, slows down the tempo and adds a hint of emo vibes to make its message that much more poignant. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Whether Wednesday’s settlement slows that pipeline of litigation, or simply removes the most immediate and costly case from Meta’s docket, remains to be seen when the next bellwether trials begin this fall. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The scenery is almost irresistible in fall, when the air is faintly pumpkin-scented and the pace slows. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The rhythm slows overall alcohol intake without forcing anyone to opt out of the social ritual around them. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

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This inhibits collective action because each country, offered selective relief in some cases, has reason to cut its own deal rather than hold the line with the others.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
All the existing independent research on AI and the brain suggests that AI use inhibits our ability to learn .

— Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

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That works beautifully during the build-out and gets ugly at exactly the moment growth decelerates, because that's when the depreciation from peak spending years hits an income statement that's no longer growing into it.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Sorge said that this class of space debris decelerates quicker, and also once on the surface the pieces are also more recognizable than broken up chunks of metal.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026