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quicken

How to pronounce quicken:

Synonyms for quicken:

accelerate
brisk
brisk up
brisken
deepen
encourage
facilitate
fast-track
gee up
hasten
hurry
intensify
push
rush
speed (up)
speed up
urge
whisk

Antonyms for quicken:

arrest
baffle
balk
baulk
brake
check
choke
clog
crimp
cumber
curb
decelerate
defer
delay
detain
encumber
fetter
hamper
hamstring
handicap
hinder
impede
inhibit
interfere with
interrupt
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