Release and Slow down

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Release

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
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Slow down is an antonym for release.
Nearby Words: released, releasing

Slow down

Slow down verb - Lose velocity; move more slowly.
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Release is an antonym for slow down in topics: bother, hold, obstruct, impede, delay.
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  • It doesn't explode, but when thrown it'll release a bunch of caltrops that slow down and damage whoever steps on them.
    Source: Trick Bomb
  • Comic Book / Black Gas The gas is lighter than air, so being underground at the time of its release or being upwind from the emission site is enough to escape infection, and being under the influence of anything that alters brain chemistry will dramatically slow down the change.
    Source: Comic Book / Black Gas
  • Music / Saves The Day However, they did not release an album until 1998, called Can't Slow Down.
    Source: Music / Saves The Day
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