ACCELERATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ACCELERATE?

Need another word that means the same as “accelerate”? Find 36 synonyms and 30 related words for “accelerate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Accelerate” are: speed, speed up, quicken, hurry up, get faster, move faster, go faster, drive faster, get a move on, put on a spurt, open it up, gain momentum, increase speed, pick up speed, gather speed, increase, rise, go up, advance, leap, surge, escalate, spiral, get worse, hasten, expedite, precipitate, make faster, step up, further, forward, promote, boost, give a boost to, stimulate, spur on

Accelerate as a Verb

Definitions of "Accelerate" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “accelerate” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cause to move faster.
• (especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.
• Move faster.
• Undergo a change in velocity.
• Increase in rate, amount, or extent.

Synonyms of "Accelerate" as a verb (36 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms.
boost	Give a boost to be beneficial to. A range of measures to boost tourism.
drive faster	Move by being propelled by a force.
escalate	Increase in extent or intensity. The disturbance escalated into a full scale riot.
expedite	Process fast and efficiently. He promised to expedite economic reforms.
forward	Send (a letter or email) on to a further destination. We will forward the parcels to you anywhere in the world.
further	Contribute to the progress or growth of. He had depended on using them to further his own career.
gain momentum	Derive a benefit from.
gather speed	Assemble or get together.
get a move on	Make children.
get faster	Overcome or destroy.
get worse	Suffer from the receipt of.
give a boost to	Propose.
go faster	Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.
go up	Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
hasten	Cause to occur rapidly. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease.
hurry up	Move very fast.
increase	Make bigger or more. The amount of work increased.
increase speed	Make bigger or more.
leap	Move forward by leaps and bounds. Everybody leapt into action.
make faster	Prepare for eating by applying heat.
move faster	Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment.
open it up	Become open.
pick up speed	Provoke.
precipitate	Send someone or something suddenly into a particular state or condition. Our economy precipitated into complete ruin.
promote	Of an additive act as a promoter of a catalyst. They are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally.
put on a spurt	Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.
quicken	(of a fetus) begin to show signs of life. The fetus quickened.
rise	Rise to one s feet. The dead are to uprise.
speed	Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit. More kids than ever are speeding tripping and getting stoned.
speed up	Move very fast.
spiral	Form a spiral. Spiral the bandage round the limb.
spur on	Incite or stimulate.
step up	Treat badly.
stimulate	Encourage development of or increased activity in (a state or process. Coffee and tea stimulate me.
surge	Rise and move, as in waves or billows. The army surged forward.

Usage Examples of "Accelerate" as a verb

• He accelerated the car.
• An accelerating electron radiates off some of its energy.
• The key question is whether stress accelerates ageing.
• The car accelerated towards her.
• The car accelerated.
• Inflation started to accelerate.

Associations of "Accelerate" (30 Words)

automation	The act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware. The automation of office tasks.
civilization	A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations. The great books of Western civilization.
commercialization	The process of managing or running something principally for financial gain. Both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products.
decelerate	Reduce the speed of. The car decelerated.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. The company developed a chain of hotels.
expedite	Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. This should expedite the process.
globalization	The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. The globalization of the communication industry.
hasten	Move or travel hurriedly. He hastened to refute the assertion.
hie	Go quickly. I hied down to New Orleans.
hurry	A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry. Hurry it s late.
industrialization	The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. These developing countries have undergone rapid industrialization.
industrialize	(of a country or region) build up a system of industries. The country needs to industrialize to create both exports and jobs.
liberalize	Make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules. The laws liberalized after Prohibition.
mechanization	The process of supplying a military force with modern weapons and vehicles. The letters and pictures form part of an exhibition at the museum charting the history of the British Army s mechanization.
modernity	The quality or condition of being modern. An aura of technological modernity.
modernization	The process of adapting something to modern needs or habits. The modernization of Nigeria will be a long process.
modernize	Become technologically advanced. He modernized the health service.
proceed	Begin a course of action. His claim that all power proceeded from God.
processing	Preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure. The processing of newly arrived immigrants.
productivity	The rate of production of new biomass by an individual, population, or community; the fertility or capacity of a given habitat or area. Nutrient rich waters with high primary productivity.
progression	A series with a definite pattern of advance. A blues progression.
quicken	Make or become faster or quicker. The fetus quickened.
redecorate	Apply paint or wallpaper in (a room or building) again, typically differently. You will have to redecorate the room afterwards.
simplify	Make (something) simpler or easier to do or understand. An overhaul of court procedure to simplify litigation.
sophisticate	Sophisticated. A sophisticated design.
speed	Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit. Oak tables and chairs are more his speed.
surge	A sudden forceful flow. Shares surged to a record high.
upgrade	A reservation that is improved. I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full.
urbanization	The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban. Public opposition to the urbanization of the countryside.
westernization	Assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization.