SLOWED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

slowed

verb

past tense of slow

as in braked

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace if you don't slow your delivery down a bit, your speech will be over too soon

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Recent Examples of slowed Yet just days before, Sonora reported its first screwworm infestation, though the single case doesn’t appear to have slowed the US Department of Agriculture’s plans. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Starbucks created the refresher back in 2012 to appeal to non-coffee drinkers who wanted a boost, especially in the afternoon, when traffic to its cafes slowed. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Notable Turnover in US boardrooms has slowed, a recent Spencer Stuart analysis found, with this year marking the fewest number of new director appointments to S&P 500 companies for at least a decade. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Transparency hasn’t slowed development in other West Coast states. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026 Combs said the idea first surfaced in 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic slowed the effort. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Playing some of the most assured tennis of his career, Brandon Nakashima slowed Rafael Jódar’s roll Wednesday at the Canadian Open in Montreal, beating the red-hot teenager 7-6(3), 6-4 to advance to the biggest final of his career. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Mass internal migration to China’s cities has slowed, the country’s working-age population peaked in 2015, and its total population began shrinking in 2022. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowed

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Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The vehicle entered the scene, then braked hard while attempting to steer away before coming to a stop, Zoox said.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of braked

Verb

But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.

— Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026