Decelerate and Shoot

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Decelerate verb - To cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace.

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Shoot is an antonym for decelerate.

Nearby Words: deceleration, decelerating

Shoot verb - To proceed or move quickly.

Usage example: some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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Decelerate is an antonym for shoot.

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

people	decelerate people	shoot people
target	decelerate target	shoot target

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Shoot and Decelerate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decelerate/shoot

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