step-up Antonyms

apply the brakes slow down step-down decelerate weaken subtraction slow sink shrinkage reduction reduce lower loss lessen back off blow over de-escalate by reduction by reduced by lowering chug up chug down chug around chug along falloff go to the dogs come to a stop bleed dry archaicize become worse lessening hinder collapse cease brake blow belittling archaize antiquate alleviate abridgment abridge abbreviate abatement abate compress condense decline halt fall