decelerate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
lose velocity; move more slowly
The car decelerated
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- quicken antonym
- slowdown derivation
- deceleration derivation
Sense 2 verb
reduce the speed of
He slowed down the car
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- accelerate antonym
- slowdown derivation
- deceleration derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | quicken |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slowdown |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceleration |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slow up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | delay |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | accelerate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slowdown |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceleration |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | moderate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | retard |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fishtail |