acceleration - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for acceleration ?

Here are the synonyms for acceleration , a list of similar words for acceleration from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

Synonyms

• acceleration
• quickening
• speedup

More generic

• hurrying
• speed
• speeding

Opposite / Antonyms

• deceleration

Noun

an increase in rate of change

Synonyms

• acceleration

More generic

• alteration
• change
• modification

Opposite / Antonyms

• deceleration

More specific

• getaway
• pickup
• precipitation

Noun

(physics) a rate of increase of velocity

Synonyms

• acceleration

More generic

• rate

Opposite / Antonyms

• deceleration

More specific

• angular acceleration
• centripetal acceleration

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