lose steam

VERB

slow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate curb curtail decelerate decrease diminish hinder impede lag lessen moderate reduce relax retard slacken stall temper

STRONG

brake check choke detain loiter mire postpone procrastinate qualify quiet reef regulate stunt

WEAK

anchor it back-water bog down cut back cut down ease off ease up embog hit the brakes hold back hold up keep waiting let down flaps lose speed reduce speed rein in set back wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance agitate aid allow assist develop encourage enlarge excite expand extend facilitate forward further grow help increase lengthen prolong push raise strengthen

STRONG

accelerate do expedite liberate release

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lose steam

After driving much of the market’s gains in 2023 and 2024, shares of the “Magnificent Seven” started to lose steam in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Sales growth for U.S. retailers picked up in November, evidence that the consumer economy didn’t lose steam in the home stretch of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Stocks then continued to lose steam as it became clearer to investors that the Fed has little ability to lower rates next month.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

Because you lose steam after the 40th, 50th appointment of walking a buyer and telling them the story, showing them the techniques, showing them the product — you start to sound like a broken record.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

They believed that if they stalled until after the November elections, the suffrage “fad” would probably lose steam.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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