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VELOCITY Antonyms

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

Best Opposite Words For VELOCITY

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halt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

verb

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

immobility
nounn
noun

• remaining in place

• the quality of not moving

inertia
nounn
noun

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

leisure
nounn
noun

• time available for ease and relaxation

• freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

rest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

verb

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

slowness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

sluggishness
nounn
noun

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• the pace of things that move relatively slowly

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

standstill
nounn
noun

• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

• an interruption of normal activity

stillness
nounn
noun

• (poetic) tranquil silence

• calmness without winds

• a state of no motion or movement

stop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something ending

• the act of stopping something

• a brief stay in the course of a journey

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a spot where something halts or pauses

• a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

• a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

verb

• come to a halt, stop moving

• put an end to a state or an activity

• stop from happening or developing

• interrupt a trip

• cause to end

• prevent completion

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• seize on its way

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• render unsuitable for passage

• stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

Alternatives for HALT

Alternatives for IMMOBILITY

Alternatives for INERTIA

Alternatives for LEISURE

Alternatives for REST

Alternatives for SLOWNESS

Alternatives for SLUGGISHNESS

Alternatives for STANDSTILL

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