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slacken pace

VERB

check

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest control curb halt prevent reduce stop

STRONG

baffle bar bit bottleneck bridle checkmate choke circumvent constrain counteract delay discourage foil frustrate harness hold impede inhibit interrupt limit moderate neutralize obstruct obviate pause preclude rebuff repress repulse retard snub squelch stay suppress tame terminate thwart withhold

WEAK

cut short hold back hold down hold in keep back nip in the bud play for time rein in slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist continue encourage help let go

STRONG

abet advance approve facilitate forward free permit release

WEAK

expedite indulge liberate

Example Sentences

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As the merman began to slacken pace, Dalgard sent that query.

From Star Born by Norton, Andre

But as he entered upon the level plain, unrelieved by any watercourse; and baked and cracked by the fierce sun into narrow gaping chasms and yawning fissures, he unconsciously began to slacken pace.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

Mrs. Lear allowed Trinidad to slacken pace as they neared the Burmaster estate.

From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

One after another, we may watch them climb the Evolutionary Hill, then slacken pace and struggle on spasmodically.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella

The prospect of introducing to his father guests who would pay for all they received, was so satisfactory to young Beman that he made no protest at being thus forced to slacken pace.

From Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga by Otis, James

slacken pace

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