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SLACKER Synonyms

There are 29 synonyms of the word slacker. (exact relations)
There are 29 hypernyms of the word slacker. (close relations)
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deadbeat
nounn
noun

• someone who fails to meet a financial obligation

idler
nounn
noun

• person who does no work

lazybones
nounn
noun

• a lazy person

loafer
nounn
noun

• a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel

• person who does no work

loiterer
nounn
noun

• someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

shirker
nounn
noun

• a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)

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

relax
verbv
verb

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

• make less taut

• become loose or looser or less tight

• cause to feel relaxed

• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

• make less severe or strict

• become less severe or strict

• make less active or fast

slackness
nounn
noun

• weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

• the quality of being loose (not taut)

• the quality of being lax and neglectful

slow
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

adverb

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

adjective satellite

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

verb

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

Best Hypernyms For SLACKER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for slacker, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (26)
decrease lessen minify bog cord debris declension deterioration detritus diminish dust fall fiddle goldbrick hydrate junk loose loosen looseness neglect play rubble shirk stretch weaken worsening
Phrases (3)
decline in qualitypeat bogshrink from

Alternatives for DEADBEAT

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