Acceleration and Downshift

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Acceleration noun - An increase in rate of change.

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Downshift is an antonym for acceleration.

Downshift noun - A usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something.

Usage example: there are promising indications of a turnaround in the prolonged economic downshift

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Acceleration is an antonym for downshift.

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Downshift and Acceleration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceleration/downshift

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