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slacken pace

VERB

check

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest control curb halt prevent reduce stop

STRONG

baffle bar bit bottleneck bridle checkmate choke circumvent constrain counteract delay discourage foil frustrate harness hold impede inhibit interrupt limit moderate neutralize obstruct obviate pause preclude rebuff repress repulse retard snub squelch stay suppress tame terminate thwart withhold

WEAK

cut short hold back hold down hold in keep back nip in the bud play for time rein in slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist continue encourage help let go

STRONG

abet advance approve facilitate forward free permit release

WEAK

expedite indulge liberate

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The cab had not gone far when it began to slacken pace.

From Guilt of the Brass Thieves by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

He waited, expecting it to slacken pace or to swerve from him into a different course.

From The Wind in the Willows by Bransom, Paul

I made my driver slacken pace as we neared the big, square pink house of Rechid Bey, set far back in its garden of palms and impossible statues, on the bank of the Nile.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

How Alfred maintained his hold he never knew nor did the mare slacken pace greatly until home was reached.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.

Mrs. Lear allowed Trinidad to slacken pace as they neared the Burmaster estate.

From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

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