The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RETARD which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Slow down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETARD | 25 % | 6 |
| BRAKE | 20 % | 5 |
| WHOA | 8 % | 4 |
| SLACKEN | 6 % | 7 |
| IMPEDE | 6 % | 6 |
| EASY | 5 % | 4 |
| DECELERATE | 4 % | 10 |
| HASTEMAKESWASTE | 2 % | 15 |
| BOG | 2 % | 3 |
| NOTSOFAST | 2 % | 9 |
| DELAY | 1 % | 5 |
| EASYDOESIT | 1 % | 10 |
| ITSNOTARACE | 1 % | 11 |
| TAKEYOURTIME | 1 % | 12 |
| ABATE | 1 % | 5 |
| ONEATATIME | 1 % | 10 |
| ONETHINGATATIME | 1 % | 15 |
| EASE | 1 % | 4 |
| LETUP | 1 % | 5 |
| DONTGOSOFAST | 1 % | 12 |
| REININ | 1 % | 6 |
| NORUSH | 1 % | 6 |
| HAMPER | 1 % | 6 |
| HINDER | 1 % | 6 |
| WHATSTHEBIGRUSH | 1 % | 15 |
| ARREST | 1 % | 6 |
| STEM | 1 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slow down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slow up
- decelerate
- slacken
- slow
- retard
- unlax
- slack
- loosen up
- relax
- unbend
- unwind
- decompress
Crossword Answer definitions
RETARD noun- Retardation; delay.
- A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
- A person with mental retardation.
- A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
- To put off; to postpone.
- To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
- To decelerate; to slow down.
- To stay back.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RETARD
- Slow down
- Make slower
- Slow
- Put the brakes on
- Slow up
- Delay progress
- Throttle down
- Impede
- Impede, as progress
- Hinder
More clues leading to the result BRAKE
- "I __ for animals"
- Pedal on the left
- Decelerate
- Gas neighbor
- Stopper
- Truck stopper
- Gas pedal neighbor
- Some do it for animals
- Try to avoid an accident, maybe
- Accelerator's opposite
More clues leading to the result WHOA
- Halter for a horse
- Mountie's command
- Rider's "Stop!"
- Dobbin stopper
- Not so fast!
- Horse halter
- "Get the fuck out"
- Interjection that seemingly no one on the internet can spell correctly
- "Hang on"
- "That blew my mind!"
More clues leading to the result SLACKEN
More clues leading to the result IMPEDE
- Slow down
- Get in the way
- Slow the progress of
- Delay
- Hinder
- Obstruct
- Block
- Get in the way of
- Hold back
- Interfere with
More clues leading to the result EASY
- Piece of cake
- Simple
- "___ Rider"
- "____ Rider" (Fonda film)
- Like a piece of cake
- Like pie?
- Piece of cake?
- Word before street or chair
- __ listening (radio format)
- __-Off oven cleaner
More clues leading to the result DECELERATE
More clues leading to the result HASTEMAKESWASTE
- Caveat to the rash
- Proverb advising against a rash approach
- Idiomatic reason to slow down
- Words of caution
- Thought for the rash
- Saying about rushing
- Start of a quip
- 3-word adage.
- An aphorism.
- Wheeze for rash people
More clues leading to the result BOG
- Cranberry source
- Cranberry field
- Fen
- Quagmire
- Peat place
- Where cranberries grow
- Cranbery territory
- Spongy ground
- Sphagnum source
- Venus'-flytrap habitat
More clues leading to the result NOTSOFAST
- "I wouldn't do that just yet"
- "Hold your horses!"
- Slow down!
- Slower.
- "Slow down!"
- "Where do you think you're going?!"
- "Hold on one cotton-pickin' minute!"
- "Whoa, slow down!"
- "Hold it there, buddy!"
- "Hold on a minute"
More clues leading to the result DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem
More clues leading to the result EASYDOESIT
- Reminder to stay cool
- "No need to get excited"
- Relax!
- "Relax"
- Caution to one getting too hot?
- "Careful now" ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 27- and 46-Across
- "Not too much"
- Oral relaxant?
- Words of advice to the overzealous.
- Caution!
More clues leading to the result ITSNOTARACE
More clues leading to the result TAKEYOURTIME
More clues leading to the result ABATE
More clues leading to the result ONEATATIME
- "You're going too fast for me!"
- Individually
- How to peel grapes
- Singly
- *Singly
- Revolving door recommendation
- How travelers' bags are screened
- How waiters take orders
- Single file
- Singly.
More clues leading to the result ONETHINGATATIME
- "Slow down"
- Individually
- Separation order
- "Don't rush me!"
- Methodically, point by point
- "Quit rushing me!"
- Not so fast!
More clues leading to the result EASE
More clues leading to the result LETUP
More clues leading to the result DONTGOSOFAST
More clues leading to the result REININ
- Check, as a horse
- Pull, as a horse
- Put a lid on
- Bring under control
- Keep under control
- Control
- Get under control
- Curb, as spending
- Curb, as a runaway horse
- Restrain
More clues leading to the result NORUSH
- Take your time!
- "I don't need it anytime soon"
- "This isn't a priority"
- "Slow down!"
- "Take your time"
- "Take your time!"
- "Whenever you can do it is fine"
- Opposite of ASAP
- "We have time"
- "You can get it to me later"
More clues leading to the result HAMPER
- Frustrate
- Basket in the bathroom
- Big basket
- Impede, as progress
- Picnic basket
- Get in the way of
- Laundry convenience
- Dirty-laundry holder
- Picnic aid.
- Laundry holder
More clues leading to the result HINDER
- Get in the way of
- Thwart
- Slow down
- Obstruct
- Encumber
- Try to prevent, as an investigation
- Impede
- Block
- Be an obstacle to
- Stymie
More clues leading to the result WHATSTHEBIGRUSH
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill