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slackens

VERB

do little or nothing; loosen

Synonyms

WEAK

abate decrease diminish dodge drop off dwindle ease ease off featherbed flag goldbrick goof off idle lax lay back lessen let up lie down on job loose moderate neglect reduce relax release shirk slack off slow down taper tire untighten wane

Antonyms

WEAK

stiffen tighten

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate diminish loosen mitigate relent retard sag soften subside weaken

STRONG

ease flag loose moderate reduce relax remit slack slake slow temper

WEAK

let up untighten

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enlarge extend grow increase intensify irritate prolong rise tighten

STRONG

agitate excite forward strengthen

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the August 1, 2025, print edition as 'Venture Interest in Once-Hot Biotech Sector Slackens'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 31, 2025

The exhibition, “Everything Slackens in a Wreck,” is a lush introduction to an international and multigenerational group of female artists of Asian-Caribbean origin: Margaret Chen, Andrea Chung, Wendy Nanan and Kelly Sinnapah Mary.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Ah, but the strength of regrets that strain and sicken, Yearning for love that the veil of death endears, Slackens not wing for the wings of years that quicken - Years upon years.

From A Century of Roundels by Swinburne, Algernon Charles