ACCELERATES Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

accelerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of accelerate

as in increases

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season

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as in rushes

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster we accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed

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as in expands

to make greater in size, amount, or number the company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession

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Recent Examples of accelerates But as the buildout accelerates, its physical costs are becoming harder to ignore. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026 The green light comes as the Pentagon accelerates efforts to field reliable, portable nuclear power on Earth and in orbit. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 The vehicle then accelerates forward as an officer steps toward it with his gun drawn. — Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 The vehicle then accelerates forward as Foster steps toward it, directly in front, with his gun drawn. — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 In this dynamic, each adjustment and workaround by one side invites a fresh attack by the other, and each new strike accelerates the search for new ways to endure. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 If lower fuel costs put more money in their pockets and spending accelerates, inflation could stay more persistent than most people expect. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 As adoption accelerates, leaders are finding AI costs easier to understand than its value. — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 And our terrifying capacity to dehumanize others only accelerates, at a murderous rate, in a touchless world. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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Treating these as separate challenges increases cost and complexity over time.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
As the bleak second law of thermodynamics states, entropy always increases over time in a closed system.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

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Bengals running back Corey Dillon rushes for an NFL single-game record 278 yards in a 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

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This is becoming especially important as the AI economy expands.

— H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Larger aircraft expands capacity The 737-10 typically seats between 185 and 210 passengers in a two-class configuration, although its maximum seating capacity reaches 230.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of expands

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The company reincorporated from Delaware to Texas in 2024, and its charter pushes shareholder claims into mandatory arbitration and limits derivative suits to investors holding at least 3% of the stock—a stake worth tens of billions of dollars.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications to what’s already one of the world’s most heavily armed borders as Kim Jong Un pushes a hard line toward Seoul.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushes

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Enabling that mode augments the on-device scam detection first shipped in March 2025, adding cloud analysis run in Google’s Private AI Compute environment.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
That the stakes are high only augments the thrill of unlocking their working equation.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of augments

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Most guidelines also recommend careful consideration for men who have had prostate cancer or are at risk of the disease, given lingering questions about whether hormone therapy hastens tumor growth.

— Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026
As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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