decelerate

Verb

lose velocity; move more slowly
- "The car decelerated"
reduce the speed of
To reduce the velocity of something.
To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.
To go slower.

Origin / Etymology

Late 19th c., from de- + (ac)celerate. Compare deaccelerate.

Synonyms

retard, slow, slow down, slow up

Antonyms

accelerate

Scrabble Score: 13

decelerate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
decelerate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decelerate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

decelerate: valid Words With Friends Word