Decelerating
Slow and decelerating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slow" instead an adjective "Decelerating".
Slow
Slow adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: slow readers
Decelerating and slow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decelerating" instead an adjective "Slow".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and decelerating
- sluggish and slow
- laggard and decelerating
- laggard and slow
- languid and decelerating
- languid and slow
- dilatory and decelerating
- dilatory and slow
- tardy and decelerating
- tardy and slow
- leisurely and decelerating
- leisurely and slow
- unhurried and decelerating
- unhurried and slow
Both words in one sentence
- Almost averted in Eureka when a decelerating spacecraft needed a high-energy "cushion" to slow it down.
Source: No Conservation of Energy -
Slow In and Slow Outnote 6: A more specific variation of the Timing Principle—Every object needs time to both accelerate and slow down and everything is either accelerating or decelerating.
- Because of the accelerating and decelerating that occurs in every movement, those movements can take rather long and can hence feel a little like Slow Motion.
Source: Disney School of Acting and Mime
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