Slacken

/ˈslæ.kən/

Synonyms for "slacken" (214 found)

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Verb(2 words)

abate allay alleviate anesthetize appease arrest assortment assuage attemper attenuate backpedal backwaterbank the firebate benumb block bluntbog downbottle upbrake

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chasten checkclip the wingscome apartcompose confine constrain control countercheck curb cushion damdam updamp dampende emphasizede-emphasize deadendeaden the paindecelerate

Noun(1 words)

backlashes

Strong matches (64)

Verb(5 words)

decelerate decrease diminish ease lolls

degenerate delay detain deterioratedie downdiffuse dilute diminish disimprove disintegrate disjoin dispersedissolve into chaosdownplay dragdraw reindrop dull easeease matters

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ease offease upebb extenuate fallfall backfoment freeget worsegivegive reliefgrow worsehang uphinderhold backhold in checkhold upimpede inhibit intercept interfere intermeddle interrupt intervenekeep backkeep in checkkeep within boundslag lax lay lenify lessenlet downlet golet uplet up onlighten loose

Noun(1 words)

droop

Related words (107)

loosenlose groundlose momentumlose speedlullmake latemeddle mire mitigate moderate modulate mollify numb obstruct obtund oppose pad palliateplay downpoultice

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pour balm intopour oil onreducereduce the temperaturereef regress reinrein inrelapse relax relent relieve remit repress resist rest restrain retard retrograde retrogress salve scatter scotchset backsicken slackslack offslack upslackening slakeslip backslowslow downslow upslow-up smother snub sobersober downsoften soothe stay stifle stop stupe subdue subside suppresstake in sailtake the edge offtame taper temper throttlethrottle downtone downtune downunbend unbrace underplay unglue unlax unleash unstick unstrain unstring untighten untune unwind wanewater downweaken worsen

Verb(13 words)

loosen lulled overloosen remit slackslack upslacked slowslow downslow upsoften unfasten unfastened

Noun(1 words)

loosening

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More general

9 entries

change in physical statechange in ratedecrease lessen loose loosen minifypolicy changeweaken

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9 entries

demand declinediscipline relaxationenforcement easingloosen beltloosen roperate decreaserule relaxationspeed reductionunfasten buckle

Collocations

6 entries

slacken disciplineslacken enforcementslacken paceslacken progressslacken ropeslacken tension

Inflections

3 entries

slackened slackening slackens

Derivations

5 entries

slack slackening slacker slackly slackness

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Don't slacken your pace now! You're almost at the finish line!

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The most precious possession you have in the world is your own people. And for this people, and for the sake of this people, we will struggle and fight, and never slacken, never tire, never lose courage, and never lose faith.

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Will Australia slacken its immigration rules?

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Just as the storm reaches its peak, the winds begin to slacken, and the sky starts to brighten.

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