Defenition of the word slacken

• Defenition of the word slacken

  • make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"
  • become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
  • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
  • become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
  • make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don''t relax your efforts now"
  • become looser or slack
  • become slow or slower
  • make less active or fast

Synonyms for the word slacken

• • loosen
  • relax
  • remit
  • slack
  • slack up
  • slow
  • slow down
  • slow up

Similar words in the slacken

• • ease off
  • ease up
  • flag
  • slack off
  • slacken
  • slacken off
  • slackened
  • slackening
  • slackens

Hyponyms for the word slacken

• • douse
  • dowse

Hypernyms for the word slacken

• • decrease
  • lessen
  • loose
  • loosen
  • minify
  • weaken

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