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slow up

[sloh-uhp] / ˈsloʊˌʌp /
VERB
bog down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
halt hang up impede stall
WEAK
decelerate delay detain retard set back sink slacken slow down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance forward help
VERB
detain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehend confine delay jail
STRONG
bust buttonhole check constrain decelerate hinder ice impede inhibit intern mire nab pinch reserve restrain retard withhold
WEAK
bog down hang up hold up pick up pull in put away run-in send up set back slow down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free liberate
STRONG
advance aid allow assist facilitate forward give help let go offer permit push release
VERB
lag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decrease diminish fail fall off falter slacken slow trail wane
STRONG
dally dawdle dillydally drag ebb flag hobble idle inch jelly limp linger loiter lounge plod poke procrastinate retard saunter shuffle slouch stagger stay straggle tail tarry tool trudge
WEAK
be behind drag one's feet get no place fast hang back inch along lose strength put off
Antonyms
STRONG
advance complete do finish go hasten hurry rise run rush
VERB
mire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bog down embroil enmesh ensnare entangle flounder implicate involve stick tangle trap
STRONG
cling decelerate detain dirty entrap retard sink snare soil
WEAK
hang up set back slow down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exclude free let go release remove uncomplicate untangle untwist
STRONG
clean liberate
VERB
retard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
choke off crimp decelerate hamper impede lessen
STRONG
arrest baffle balk bog brake check choke clog dawdle decrease defer delay detain down encumber falter fetter flag hesitate loaf loiter mire poke postpone reduce slacken stall
WEAK
back off bog down bring to screeching halt close off hang up hold back hold up let up set back shut down shut off slow down take down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist help promote
STRONG
advance allow continue do encourage expand expedite forward free further grow hasten hurry increase let go liberate maintain persevere raise release rush speed strengthen unblock
WEAK
push
VERB
set back
Synonyms
WEAK
bog down decelerate defeat detain embog hang up hold up impede mire retard reverse slow slow down
Antonyms
WEAK
advance forward
VERB
shelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive
STRONG
delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table
WEAK
hang up hold off hold over hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on hold put on ice tie up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue go
STRONG
advance
WEAK
carry out do go ahead
NOUN
slack
Synonyms
STRONG
give leeway play room slackening slowdown
WEAK
slow-up
Antonyms
WEAK
rigidity stiffness tautness tightness
NOUN
slowdown
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deceleration decline delay downtrend downturn drop drop-off falloff slackening stagnation strike
STRONG
arrest freeze inactivity retardation slack stoppage
WEAK
slow-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise
WEAK
breakthrough

Example Sentences

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The field will look to hunt down Ewing over the weekend, but it will need her to slow up.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Bond yields slumped on Wednesday to multi-month lows, but rather than moving higher on expectations the Fed will slow up on its policy tightening, this time Wall Street slumped into the red.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023

While consumers still face an historic squeeze from the cost of living, the Bank of England may feel able to slow up on rises in interest rates, especially given expectations a recession has already started.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022

Money began to slow up, so the whole spoiled thing went away.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2020

The tears slow up, but my eyes are still shut —still burning.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer