Antonyms for slacken
ˈslæk ənslack·en

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1. slacken

   Antonyms:
   tighten, increase, freshen

   Synonyms:
   loosen, abate, withhold, remit, languish, flag, moderate

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1. slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slackenverb

   become slow or slower

   "Production slowed"

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

2. 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, loosen, remit, let up, unlax, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, loose, slack up, slake, relax, slack, die away, unwind, make relaxed, slow up

3. slackenverb

   become looser or slack

   "the rope slackened"

   Synonyms:
   slow down, relax, slow up, slack, remit, slow, slack up

4. slacken, remitverb

   make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

   Synonyms:
   defer, shelve, slow down, send back, set back, hold over, remit, table, remand, put over, slow, slack up, prorogue, relax, slack, put off, slow up, postpone

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1. slackenverb

   Synonyms:
   moderate, retard, slack, reduce, loosen, relax, diminish, abate, mitigate, slake, relax, flag

How to use slacken in a sentence?

1. Meng Qingfeng:

   We must have a long-term battle concept that does not slacken and is persistent.

2. Vali Nasr:

   The Taliban may be trying to slacken the resolve of the military by suggesting that there could be a tremendous human costs to the military offensive and create public pressure on the military to back off from this offensive, but it may actually ricochet on them.

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