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Synonyms of accelerate

7 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for accelerate is expedite. Other synonyms of accelerate are hasten, further and advance. The opposite of accelerate is retard.

Synonyms and similar words for accelerate

verbTo cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

  • hastenTo make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
  • expediteTo accelerate the progress of.
  • further

verbTo hasten, as the occurrence of an event.

  • advanceTo make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
  • forward

verbMore synonyms

  • quickenTo make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
  • speed upTo accelerate; to increase speed.

Opposite of accelerate

verbMore antonyms

Meaning of accelerate

  1. verb To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
  2. verb To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
  3. verb To cause a change of velocity.

Full definition of accelerate

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Questions about synonyms of accelerate

What is another word for accelerate?
Accelerate has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as expedite, hasten, further and advance.
What is the opposite of accelerate?
The opposite of accelerate is retard.
What does accelerate mean?
Accelerate means to cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: accelerate (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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