SLACKED Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word slacked. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SLACKED
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relaxed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • without strain or anxiety | ||||||||
dawdled | verbv | |||||||
verb • take one's time; proceed slowly • waste time • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. | ||||||||
idled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not in action or at work noun • the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling adjective satellite • without a basis in reason or fact • not in active use • silly or trivial • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not yielding a return • not having a job verb • run disconnected or idle • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
languished | verbv | |||||||
verb • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • have a desire for something or someone who is not present • become feeble | ||||||||
lazed | verbv | |||||||
verb • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
lingered | verbv | |||||||
verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | ||||||||
loafed | verbv | |||||||
noun • a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating • a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape verb • be lazy or idle • be about a place without any apparent purpose | ||||||||
procrastinated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly | ||||||||
tarried | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having the characteristics of pitch or tar verb • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly | ||||||||
abate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity | ||||||||
slacken | verbv | |||||||
verb • become slow or slower • make less active or fast • become looser or slack • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | ||||||||
slake | verbv | |||||||
verb • satisfy (thirst) • make less active or intense • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | ||||||||
drop-off | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a steep high face of rock • a change downward | ||||||||
falloff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | ||||||||
lax | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') • lacking in firmness or tension; not taut adjective satellite • lacking in rigor or strictness • emptying easily or excessively | ||||||||
loose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting • not affixed adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player • not officially recognized or controlled • not literal • emptying easily or excessively • not tense or taut • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not carefully arranged in a package • having escaped, especially from confinement • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • turn loose or free from restraint • make loose or looser • become loose or looser or less tight | ||||||||
mire | verbv | |||||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||||
morass | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||||
quag | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||||
quagmire | nounn | |||||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||||