slack - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

Synonyms

• slack

More generic

• cord

Noun

the quality of being loose (not taut)

Synonyms

• slack
• slackness

More generic

• looseness
• play

Noun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Synonyms

• mire
• morass
• quag
• quagmire
• slack

More generic

• bog
• peat bog

Noun

a stretch of water without current or movement

Synonyms

• slack
• slack water

More generic

• stretch

Noun

a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

Synonyms

• drop-off
• falling off
• falloff
• slack
• slump

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• declension
• decline in quality
• deterioration
• worsening

Noun

dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

Synonyms

• slack

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• debris
• detritus
• dust
• junk
• rubble

Verb

cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

Synonyms

• slack
• slake

More generic

• hydrate

More specific

• air-slake

Verb

become less in amount or intensity

Synonyms

• abate
• die away
• let up
• slack
• slack off

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• decrease
• diminish
• fall
• lessen

Verb

make less active or intense

Synonyms

• abate
• slack
• slake

More generic

• decrease
• lessen
• minify

Verb

become slow or slower

Synonyms

• slack
• slacken
• slow
• slow down
• slow up

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• weaken

Verb

make less active or fast

Synonyms

• relax
• slack
• slack up
• slacken

More generic

• decrease
• lessen
• minify

Verb

release tension on

Synonyms

• slack

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• loose
• loosen

Verb

be inattentive to, or neglect

Synonyms

• slack

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• neglect

Verb

avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

Synonyms

• slack

More generic

• fiddle
• goldbrick
• shirk
• shrink from

Adjective

lacking in rigor or strictness

Synonyms

• lax
• slack

Related

• negligent

Adjective

flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

Synonyms

• slack

Related

• standing

Adjective

not tense or taut

Synonyms

• loose
• slack

Related

• lax

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