Slacken Synonyms

slăkən
To become or cause to become less active or intense
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. slack
  2. abate
  3. bate
  4. die away
  5. down
  6. off
  7. or out)
  8. ease
  9. ebb
  10. fall
  11. slow
  12. fall off
  13. lapse
  14. let up
  15. moderate
  16. remit
  17. slow-down
  18. slack off
  19. subside
  20. wane
  21. slack up
  22. slow-up
  23. relax
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To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. loosen
  2. ease off
  3. relent
  4. retard
  5. soften
  6. weaken
  7. reduce
  8. yield

Words Related to Slacken

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.

Slacken Sentence Examples

  • Suddenly the threads that moved them began to slacken and become entangled and it grew difficult to move.

  • After two years' discipleship the Hegelian influence began to slacken.

  • He was growing old; the in.doinitable energy of his early career was beginning to slacken; his dreams of extended empire were vanishing.

  • Very soon the barons began to return to their allegiance, or at least to slacken in their support of Louis, who had given much offence by his openly displayed distrust of his partisans and his undisguised preference for his French followers.

  • Table Potential, Dissipation, Ioniz If we regard the potential gradient near the ground as representing a negative charge on the earth, then if the source of supply of that charge is unaffected the gradient will rise and become high when the operations by which discharge is promoted slacken their activity.

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