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 |
| IMPEDE | 6 % | 6 |
| SLACKEN | 6 % | 7 |
| EASY | 5 % | 4 |
| DECELERATE | 4 % | 10 |
| HASTEMAKESWASTE | 2 % | 15 |
| BOG | 2 % | 3 |
| NOTSOFAST | 2 % | 9 |
| ONETHINGATATIME | 1 % | 15 |
| EASE | 1 % | 4 |
| DONTGOSOFAST | 1 % | 12 |
| REININ | 1 % | 6 |
| LETUP | 1 % | 5 |
| NORUSH | 1 % | 6 |
| HINDER | 1 % | 6 |
| WHATSTHEBIGRUSH | 1 % | 15 |
| ARREST | 1 % | 6 |
| HAMPER | 1 % | 6 |
| STEM | 1 % | 4 |
| DELAY | 1 % | 5 |
| EASYDOESIT | 1 % | 10 |
| TAKEYOURTIME | 1 % | 12 |
| ITSNOTARACE | 1 % | 11 |
| ABATE | 1 % | 5 |
| ONEATATIME | 1 % | 10 |
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 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 SLACKEN
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 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 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 LETUP
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 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
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 STEM
- Derive from
- Bud supporter
- Flower holder
- Pipe part
- Stern's other end?
- Watch part
- Wine glass feature
- Wine glass part
- Bloom supporter
- Check
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!