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synonyms for accelerate

  • advance
  • expedite
  • further
  • hasten
  • open up
  • quicken
  • spur
  • step up
  • stimulate
  • drive
  • dust
  • forward
  • gun
  • hurry
  • impel
  • precipitate
  • railroad
  • rev
  • roll
  • tool
  • fire up
  • hammer on
  • lay a patch
  • lay rubber
  • make tracks
  • nail it
  • peel rubber
  • put on afterburners
  • put pedal to metal
  • rev up
  • speed up
  • step on the gas
See also synonyms for: accelerated / accelerates / accelerating
On this page you'll find 79 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to accelerate, such as: advance, expedite, further, hasten, open up, and quicken.

antonyms for accelerate

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  • block
  • cease
  • check
  • delay
  • discourage
  • halt
  • hinder
  • slow
  • stop
  • dissuade
  • repress
  • wait
  • decelerate
  • defer
  • impede
  • postpone
  • retard
  • slow down
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How to use accelerate in a sentence

The next few months will reveal how serious China is about accelerating its decarbonization.
CHINA’S COMMITMENT TO BECOME CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2060, EXPLAINEDLILI PIKESEPTEMBER 25, 2020VOX
The vendor list includes a number of companies that aren’t the usual suspects in Department of Defense work, reflecting the “innovative acquisition strategy” intended to accelerate the timeline for the ambitious system.
ANDURIL AMONG COMPANIES TAPPED TO BUILD THE AIR FORCE’S ‘INTERNET OF THINGS’ FOR WARTAYLOR HATMAKERSEPTEMBER 24, 2020TECHCRUNCH
The study authors point to Manaus’ lower socioeconomic conditions, more crowded housing and reliance on boat travel, as factors that could have accelerated the spread of the virus there.
A BRAZILIAN CITY DEVASTATED BY COVID-19 MAY HAVE REACHED HERD IMMUNITYJONATHAN LAMBERTSEPTEMBER 24, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
“We are accelerating what probably would have happened in the retail environment on a naturally in the next four years to five years,” said Donahoe.
HOW NIKE HIT ITS E-COMMERCE GOAL 3 YEARS EARLYPHIL WAHBASEPTEMBER 23, 2020FORTUNE
In other words, the ice surface is now at low enough elevation to accelerate melting.
GLOBAL WARMING MAY LEAD TO PRACTICALLY IRREVERSIBLE ANTARCTIC MELTINGCAROLYN GRAMLINGSEPTEMBER 23, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
The company said it planned to use the new funds to accelerate the app’s integration with other popular multiplayer games.
THESE 5 APPS ARE UP-AND-COMERS WITH GEN Z, REPORT SAYSDANIELLE ABRILSEPTEMBER 23, 2020FORTUNE
Sabino and her colleagues think the outbreak may have been accelerated by dense housing, poor water supplies, and crowding on boats that serve as local transportation.
A CITY IN BRAZIL WHERE COVID-19 RAN AMOK MAY BE A ‘SENTINEL’ FOR THE REST OF THE WORLDAMY NORDRUMSEPTEMBER 22, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Amazon, Microsoft and other companies had soared as the pandemic accelerates work-from-home and other trends that boost their profits.
DOW PLUNGES 800 POINTS IN BRUTAL SELLOFFLEE CLIFFORDSEPTEMBER 21, 2020FORTUNE
Meanwhile, green-energy advocates—increasingly with the heft of governments and institutional investors behind them—are gaining new traction globally in the push to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.
AFTER THE BOOM: CANADA’S OIL CAPITAL FACES AN UNCERTAIN FUTUREKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 21, 2020FORTUNE
When the pandemic hit, that accelerated and the pain points felt more painful.
‘PERMISSION TO THINK LONG TERM’: THE ATLANTIC DIGS FOR DEEPER, SMARTER CLIENT PARTNERSHIPSLUCINDA SOUTHERNSEPTEMBER 18, 2020DIGIDAY
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