Synonyms of decelerating

decelerating 1 of 2

adjective

as in slowing

Related Words

• slowing
• stalling
• strolling
• ambling
• procrastinating
• plodding
• lingering
• loitering
• lethargic
• shuffling
• lagging
• filibustering
• creeping
• heavy-footed
• crawling
• dragging
• lounging
• inert
• inactive
• leisurely
• inching
• slow-footed
• sluggish
• deliberate
• tarrying
• dilatory
• laggard
• unhurried
• slow
• poking
• measured
• poky
• loafing
• tardy
• dallying
• dillydallying
• languid
• dawdling
• snaillike
• snail-paced

Dissimilar Words

• rapid
• rushing
• speeding
• running
• lightning
• swift
• brisk
• flying
• fast
• speedy
• meteoric
• racing
• fleet
• hasty
• rocketing
• quick
• breathless
• whirlwind
• dizzy
• bolting
• ready
• prompt
• accelerated
• snappy
• expeditious
• breakneck
• warp-speed
• whirling
• hurrying
• barreling
• scudding
• zipping
• careering
• whisking
• scooting
• scurrying
• quickened
• hastened
• rushed
• hurried

decelerating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of decelerate

as in braking

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

she decelerated the car as we entered the school zone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowing
• braking
• inhibiting
• retarding
• slackening
• stopping
• impeding
• restraining
• hindering
• halting
• obstructing
• curbing
• checking
• hampering
• handicapping
• hobbling
• tying up
• encumbering
• thwarting
• holding back
• reining
• constraining
• arresting
• setting back
• sabotaging
• frustrating
• bottlenecking
• holding up
• baffling
• foiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerating
• rushing
• hurrying
• hastening
• pushing
• speeding (up)
• driving
• stepping up
• urging
• encouraging
• stirring
• quickening
• propelling
• advancing
• helping
• aiding
• facilitating
• furthering
• spurring
• expediting
• easing
• forwarding
• goading
• dispatching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decelerating

Adjective

The stock has declined nearly 28% in 2026, largely due to concerns over the social media platform’s decelerating year-over-year traffic growth and its sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

Analysts said investors were focusing on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business. —Stan Choe, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

Investors focused on potentially discouraging numbers underneath the surface, including decelerating growth in trends for its software business. —Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Analysts cited yesterday's mixed quarter and decelerating comps. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

Most measures also indicate national wage growth is decelerating, even as some pockets of the labor market that are most reliant on immigrants, like construction and traveler accommodation, are registering faster pay increases. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

China’s decelerating economic growth has not significantly curbed its military spending. —John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026

So earnings are still growing, but at a decelerating pace. —Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg, 12 Feb. 2026

The apartment construction boom that peaked in 2024-2025 is decelerating, with multifamily starts down 50% from 2022-2023 levels. —Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026

However, the major result emerging from this research is the implication that the universe is not expanding at an accelerating rate, but has already transitioned into a state of decelerating expansion. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025