| slow(verb, passivity, retardation, delay, hinder) |
| retard(verb, hinder, obstruct, delay, block) |
| slacken(verb, drop, decline, reduce, ease) |
| slow up(verb, phrasal verb, passivity, retardation, act) |
| reduce(verb, stop, calm, drop, control) |
| abate(verb, calm, drop, cut, decline) |
| cut back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, decline) |
| diminish(verb, calm, drop, cut, decline) |
| drag(verb, move, dawdle, creep, lag) |
| hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, trouble) |
| obstruct(verb, stop, hold, trouble, control) |
| chill out(american, verb, phrasal verb, act, slang) |
| decelerate(verb, passivity, retardation, action) |
| become less tense(expression, passivity, verb, rest, retardation) |
| become slow(expression, passivity, verb, rest, retardation) |
| become slower(expression, passivity, verb, rest, retardation) |
| hang loose(expression, slang, passivity) |
| lighten up(verb, phrasal verb, act, slang, passivity) |
| lose velocity(expression, passivity, verb, rest, retardation) |
| move more slowly(expression, passivity, verb, rest, retardation) |