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Synonyms for slack
slækslack

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slackadjective

    To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.

    a slack rope

    Synonyms:
    culm

  2. slackadjective

    A tidal marsh or shallow, that periodically fills and drains.

    Business is slack.

    Synonyms:
    easy, moderate, slow, slough

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slack

    Slow signifies moving through a relatively short distance, or with a relatively small number of motions in a given time; slow also applies to that which is a relatively long while in beginning or accomplishing something; a watch or a clock is said to be slow when its indications are behind those of the standard time. Tardy is applied to that which is behind the proper or desired time, especially in doing a work or arriving at a place. Deliberate and dilatory are used of persons, tho the latter may be used also of things, as of a stream; a person is deliberate who takes a noticeably long time to consider and decide before acting or who acts or speaks as if he were deliberating at every point; a person is dilatory who lays aside, or puts off as long as possible, necessary or required action; both words may be applied either to undertaking or to doing. Gradual (Latin gradus, a step) signifies advancing by steps, and refers to slow but regular and sure progression. Slack refers to action that seems to indicate a lack of tension, as of muscle or of will, sluggish to action that seems as if reluctant to advance.

    See synonyms for NIMBLE.

    Synonyms:
    dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, drowsy, dull, gradual, inactive, inert, lingering, moderate, procrastinating, slow, sluggish, tardy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slack

    Synonyms:
    loose, weak, remiss, backward, indiligent, slow, remiss, tardy, lax

    Antonyms:
    tight, tense, strong, active, prompt, diligent, alert, quick, eager

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slacknoun

    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:
    quag, slackness, falloff, falling off, slack water, morass, slump, drop-off, quagmire, mire

    Antonyms:
    tense, diligent, running(a)

  2. slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling offnoun

    a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

    "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"

    Synonyms:
    slackness, economic crisis, falloff, slack water, cliff, morass, drop, depression, falling off, quag, lessening, mire, decrease, quagmire, drop-off, slump

    Antonyms:
    tense, running(a), diligent

  3. slack, slack waternoun

    a stretch of water without current or movement

    "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"

    Synonyms:
    quag, slackness, falloff, slack tide, falling off, slack water, morass, slump, drop-off, quagmire, mire

    Antonyms:
    diligent, tense, running(a)

  4. mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slacknoun

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

    Synonyms:
    quag, slackness, falloff, slop, falling off, slack water, morass, slump, drop-off, quagmire, mire

    Antonyms:
    running(a), diligent, tense

  5. slack, slacknessnoun

    the quality of being loose (not taut)

    "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

    Synonyms:
    slackness, falloff, remissness, inanition, slack water, laxity, lethargy, morass, falling off, laxness, lassitude, quag, mire, quagmire, drop-off, slump

    Antonyms:
    running(a), diligent, tense

  6. slackadjective

    a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

    "he took up the slack"

    Synonyms:
    quag, slackness, falloff, falling off, slack water, morass, slump, drop-off, quagmire, mire

    Antonyms:
    tense, running(a), diligent

  7. loose, slackadjective

    not tense or taut

    "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"; "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack rope"

    Synonyms:
    idle, promiscuous, informal, easy, wanton, sluttish, escaped, liberal, free, open, lax, loose, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, at large(p)

    Antonyms:
    diligent, tense, running(a)

  8. slackadjective

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

    "slack water"

    Synonyms:
    loose, lax

    Antonyms:
    running(a), tense, diligent

  9. lax, slackverb

    lacking in rigor or strictness

    "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

    Synonyms:
    loose, lax

    Antonyms:
    running(a), tense, diligent

  10. slackverb

    avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

    Synonyms:
    slack off, abate, die away, slake, relax, slow up, slow, slacken, slow down, let up, slack up

    Antonyms:
    diligent, tense, running(a)

  11. slackverb

    be inattentive to, or neglect

    "He slacks his attention"

    Synonyms:
    slack off, abate, die away, slake, relax, slow up, slow, slacken, slow down, let up, slack up

    Antonyms:
    running(a), tense, diligent

  12. slackverb

    release tension on

    "slack the rope"

    Synonyms:
    slack off, abate, die away, slake, relax, slow up, slow, slacken, slow down, let up, slack up

    Antonyms:
    running(a), tense, diligent

  13. slack, slacken, slack up, relaxverb

    make less active or fast

    "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

    Synonyms:
    unstrain, decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, loosen, remit, let up, unlax, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, loose, slack up, slake, relax, die away, unwind, make relaxed, slow up

    Antonyms:
    diligent, tense, running(a)

  14. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb

    become slow or slower

    "Production slowed"

    Synonyms:
    decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, remit, let up, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, decelerate, slack up, retard, slake, relax, die away, unwind, slow up

    Antonyms:
    running(a), tense, diligent

  15. slake, abate, slackverb

    make less active or intense

    Synonyms:
    slack off, allay, abate, slow down, slake, slow up, slow, quench, slacken, assuage, relax, die away, let up, slack up

    Antonyms:
    tense, running(a), diligent

  16. abate, let up, slack off, slack, die awayverb

    become less in amount or intensity

    "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

    Synonyms:
    slack off, ease off, abate, die away, slow up, relax, slacken, slake, slow, slack up, slow down, let up, ease up

    Antonyms:
    diligent, tense, running(a)

  17. slack, slakeverb

    cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

    "slack lime"

    Synonyms:
    slack off, allay, abate, die away, slake, relax, slow up, assuage, slow, slacken, quench, slow down, let up, slack up

    Antonyms:
    tense, running(a), diligent

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slackadjective

    Synonyms:
    backward, remiss, careless, negligent

  2. slackadjective

    Synonyms:
    slow, tardy, dilatory, lingering, not quick, not rapid

  3. slackadjective

    Synonyms:
    loose, relaxed, not tight, not tense

  4. slackverb

    Synonyms:
    SLACKEN

  5. slackverb

    Synonyms:
    SLACKEN

  6. slackverb

    Synonyms:
    slake (as lime)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. slackadjective

    Synonyms:
    lax, loose, relaxed, remiss, negligent, careless, shiftless, inactive, slow

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "slack":

    paraffin, clearance, soft, weak, sluggish, loose, slowdown

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#4110liberal
#4452depression
#4933decrease
#4981weak
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#5420moderate
#6781relax
#7210informal
#9013idle
#9036cliff
#10506inactive
#12026backward
#13293dull
#14167escaped
#15634deliberate
#16742gradual
#17068lax
#17781slack
#20937slough
#24731remit
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#25712unwind
#27159delaying
#27270lingering
#27289inert
#28323slump
#29528loosen
#29806sluggish
#32368paraffin
#34071retard
#39191wanton
#40453quench
#40873abate
#44185quagmire
#45774promiscuous
#47010drowsy
#52817tardy
#53539lessening
#53567mire
#54283lethargy
#59637decompress
#60654slop
#66494allay
#73918procrastinating
#76852remiss
#83418laxity
#84193morass
#89527assuage
#128861culm
#131669decelerate
#141749slake
#154483slacken
#155999falloff
#162791dilatory
#168211slackness
#171867lassitude
#229944dawdling
#242964laxness
#322001sluttish

How to use slack in a sentence?

  1. Jesse Hurwitz:

    Diminishing labor market slack has led to a modest increase in wage growth, evident across several measures of worker compensation, we expect that wage growth will continue to move up gradually, helping core inflation return toward target once the headwinds from lower import prices subside.

  2. Ayelet Fishbach:

    We celebrate graduations at work and cheer when we finish big projects. But there is no celebration for middles. That's when we both cut corners and we lose our motivation, we will still slack in that middle, and having long projects invites a long middle.

  3. Ken Polcari:

    I don't necessarily think the wage decline is such a big deal but what it does tell you is that there is certainly no upward pressure on wages and so therefore it just signals that slack in the labor market.

  4. Craig Fehr:

    If you look at the stock market and industries like housing, you might feel like the economy is back on its feet. But there is still enough slack in the job market to prevent any short-term inflation, i don't think inflation will be a predominant risk.

  5. Andrew Kelvin:

    They've been arguing that the amount of excess slack in the economy has been understated thus far, and if that's what they believe, then that would argue for a later tightening.


Translations for slack

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  • تثاقلArabic
  • ochabnoutCzech
  • schlaff, faul sein, faulenzen, trödeln, bummelnGerman
  • χαλαρότηταGreek
  • flojo, carboncillo, flojear, aflojarse, relajarse, carbonilla, haraganear, charcoSpanish
  • löysäillä, veltosti, huolimaton, löysästi, huolimattomasti, hiilimurska, viivytellä, veltto, notko, velttoilla, löysä, kluuvi, notkelma, hiljainen, vetelehtiä, hiilipölyFinnish
  • gravierFrench
  • ligean, leibideachIrish
  • सुस्तHindi
  • pūngohe, tatetateMāori
  • tam, week, slap, slecht gemaakt, slak, treuzelenDutch
  • slakkNorwegian
  • frouxoPortuguese
  • сачковать, лодырничать, лениться, небрежный, ненатянутый, слабина, слабый, расслабленный, бездельничатьRussian
  • opušteno, odugovlačiti, mlohavo, labavoSerbo-Croatian
  • slakSwedish

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