accelerates

The word “accelerates” has 4 syllables: ac-cel-er-ates

It's pronounced as /əkˈsɛləˌreɪts/

What is synonym and antonym for accelerates?

In the thesaurus, “accelerates” has 124 synonyms and 63 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for accelerates along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for accelerates

accumulates
advance
aggrandizes
aids
amasses
amplifies
appreciates
augments
balloons
blows up
booms
boosts
bourgeons
builds up
bulks
bundles
burgeons
climbs
collects
complements
compounds
crescendoes
crests
develops
dilates
dispatches
distends
draws out
drive
drives
dust
eases
elongates
encourages
enhances
enlarges
escalates
expands
expedite
expedites
extends
facilitates
fast-tracks
fire up
follows up
forward
further
gains
goads
gun
hammer on
hasten
hastens
heightens
hurries
hurry
hypes
impel
increases
inflates
intensifies
jumps
lay a patch
lay rubber
lengthens
magnifies
make tracks
maximizes
mounts
multiplies
mushrooms
nail it
open up
parlays
peaks
peel rubber
precipitate
prods
proliferates
prolongs
propels
protracts
pumps up
pushes
put on afterburners
put pedal to metal
quicken
quickens
races
railroad
raises
redoubles
reenforces
reinforces
rev
rev up
rises
rockets
roll
rolls up
rushes
skyrockets
snowballs
speed up
spikes
spreads
spur
spurs
step on gas
step up
stimulate
stirs
stokes
strengthens
stretches
supersizes
supplements
surges
swells
tool
ups
urges
waxes
whisks

Antonyms for accelerates

abates
abbreviates
abridges
arrests
block
brakes
cease
check
checks
compresses
condenses
constricts
contracts
curtails
cuts back
de-escalates
decelerate
decelerates
decreases
defer
delay
delays
diminishes
discourage
dissuade
downsizes
dwindles
encumbers
fetters
halt
hampers
hinder
hinders
hobbles
holds back
holds up
impede
impedes
lessens
lowers
manacles
minifies
postpone
recedes
reduces
repress
restrains
retard
retards
retrenches
shackles
shortens
slow
slow down
stalls
stays
stills
stop
stops
ties up
trammels
wait
wanes

Meanings of accelerates

verb
1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
3. To cause a change of velocity.
4. To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
5. To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
6. To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
7. Grow; increase.

Example Sentences

The engine accelerates quickly when you press the gas pedal.
The new software accelerates the data processing significantly.
As the sun rises, the wind accelerates across the open fields.
Regular exercise accelerates your metabolism and improves health.
The government accelerates funding for renewable energy projects.

On this page you'll find 187 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accelerates, such as: abates, abbreviates, abridges, accumulates, advance, aggrandizes, aids.

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