Slack Synonyms and Antonyms

slăk
Characterized by reduced economic activity
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. down
  2. dull
  3. off
  4. slow
  5. sluggish
  6. soft
Not taut
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. loose
  2. lax
  3. relaxed
  4. limp
Antonyms:
  1. tight
  2. taut
  3. rigid
  4. stiff
Looseness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. slump
  2. slackness
  3. drop-off
  4. falloff
  5. falling-off
Antonyms:
  1. tightness
  2. tautness
  3. rigidity
  4. stiffness
Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. slake
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mire
  2. quagmire
  3. quag
  4. morass
A stretch of water without current or movement
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. slack water
Not tense or taut; loose:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. loose
Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. negligent

Words Related to Slack

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. careful
  2. do
  3. increase
  4. weedy
  5. too-tight

Slack Sentence Examples

  • Sarah, please, cut me some slack here.

  • We were alerted only by the feel of the screwdriver's slack penetration.

  • He smiled at Sarah who was staring, slack jawed.

  • Jackson stared at her, slack jawed.

  • Those about him said that he became extraordinarily slack and physically feeble during his stay in that town.

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