Slowdown synonyms

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retardation
The act or process of delaying or impeding.
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slacking off
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curtailment
The act of curtailing
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decrease
Amount of decreasing
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down-turn (related)
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partial stoppage
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production (related)
An occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary
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strike (related)
Strike is a term used in baseball for a pitched ball that is counted against the batter.
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brake
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, by friction; also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car. [from 18th c.]
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curb
The definition of a curb is a concrete border that creates a gutter along a street.
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deceleration
(Countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
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delay
The interval of time between two events.
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falloff
The act of becoming less or worse; decline
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inactivity
The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
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setback
(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
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slump
An extended period during which a player, team, worker, etc. is below normal in performance
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stoppage
An obstructed condition; blockage
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increase (antonym)
An increasing or becoming increased
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rise (antonym)
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
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breakthrough (antonym)
The act, result, or place of breaking through against resistance, as in warfare
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speed-up (antonym)
slacking off; gradual decrease
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abatement
Reduction in amount, degree, or intensity; diminution.
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cut
A cutting or being cut
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cutback
A reduction in an existing program of some sort.
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decrement
A decreasing or decrease; loss; waste
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diminishment
The act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality.
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diminution
The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
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drain
(Electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
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reduction
The result of reducing:
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slash
A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
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taper
A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.
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lag
A lagging, as in billiards and marbles
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downturn (related)
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recession (related)
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slow-down (related)
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deflation (related)
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upswing (related)
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slowing (related)
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financial-crisis (related)
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  • This year 's seasonal slowdown has been slower than usual.

  • It predicts a slowdown in economic growth in 2005.

  • Yet barring a consumer slowdown, the company now appears genuinely well placed.

  • Part of the slowdown in spending is mirrored by the rise in the savings ratio in the fourth quarter of 2005.

  • The animation is silky smooth with virtually no slowdown, despite the fact that at later levels, you'll be managing several tables, several awaiting customers, and who knows how much in tips.

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