Accelerate and Diddle

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Accelerate verb - To become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number.

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Diddle is an antonym for accelerate.

Diddle verb - To move or act slowly.

Usage example: even though the hurricane was fast approaching, federal and local polticians wasted precious time diddling

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Accelerate is an antonym for diddle.

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Diddle and Accelerate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accelerate/diddle

Accelerate & Diddle. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/accelerate/diddle>.

Diddle or Accelerate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accelerate/diddle.

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