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OVERDRIVE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word overdrive. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For OVERDRIVE

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amble
verbv
noun

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely

coast
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the shore of a sea or ocean

• a slope down which sleds may coast

• the area within view

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

verb

• move effortlessly; by force of gravity

dawdle
verbv
verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

decelerate
verbv
verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

idle
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• not in action or at work

noun

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

adjective satellite

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

verb

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

meander
verbv
noun

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

mosey
verbv
verb

• walk leisurely

saunter
verbv
noun

• a careless leisurely gait

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

verb

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

slow
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

adverb

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

adjective satellite

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

underdrive
nounn
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Alternatives for AMBLE

Alternatives for COAST

Alternatives for DAWDLE

Alternatives for DECELERATE

Alternatives for IDLE

Alternatives for MEANDER

Alternatives for MOSEY

Alternatives for SAUNTER

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