Acceleration and Stop

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Acceleration noun - An increase in rate of change.

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Stop is an antonym for acceleration.

Stop noun - A brief halt in a journey.

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Acceleration is an antonym for stop in hurry topic.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

old	old acceleration	old stop
good	good acceleration	good stop
full	full acceleration	full stop
best	best acceleration	best stop
Other adjectives: long, better, brief, instant, reverse, abrupt, great, bad, horrible, worst, insane, vertical, sudden.

The more weight you carry, the harder it is to stop that weight from continuing on.* The other half of Newton's First Law is that "An object at rest tends to stay at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force", hence the poor acceleration speed.

Source: Mighty Glacier / Video Games

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