Thesaurus / slacken
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As winds also slacken, pretty much the whole area will dip to or below freezing tonight, with lows ranging from the mid-20s to low 30s.
PM UPDATE: WIDESPREAD FREEZE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COOL SATURDAY AND A MILDER SUNDAYIAN LIVINGSTONNOVEMBER 19, 2021WASHINGTON POSTMaybe the Cardinals’ most jaw-slackening play, among many candidates, came against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5, when Murray arced a pass over a patch of sideline, and Moore, 33 yards downfield, anchored his toes to the turf and reeled it in.
KYLER MURRAY IS A HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REELROBERT O'CONNELLOCTOBER 26, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTHumidity slackens to moderate levels and highs are mainly in the mid-80s.
UPDATED FORECAST: FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED INTO DISTRICT DUE TO DOWNPOURS FROM ELSADAVID STREIT, JASON SAMENOWJULY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe drug-approval process slackened considerably, and the result has been many products with minimal effectiveness generating enormous profits.
HOW THE DRUG INDUSTRY HAS EXPLOITED REFORMS STARTED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS - FACTS SO ROMANTICROBERT BAZELLJUNE 28, 2021NAUTILUSAlthough Yahoo’s traffic has held steady, advertisers’ interest has slackened in the shadow of its parent organization.
YAHOO’S LATEST REDESIGN COULD HELP THE WEBSITE REIGNITE ADVERTISERS’ INTERESTSARA GUAGLIONEAPRIL 1, 2021DIGIDAYThe country became more broken, and the grade so pronounced that the horses were compelled to slacken their pace.
MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMANIt seems that once started on the rails of fortune, people need a certain time to slacken their speed or stop.
THE NABOBALPHONSE DAUDETBy 8.0 the musketry and the shelling began to slacken down although there was a good deal of desultory shooting.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME 2IAN HAMILTONIf this is repeated a great many times the nut may slacken back so far as to become useless.
AN INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE DRAWING AND DESIGNDAVID ALLAN LOWWe were gaining on him still, and the heat of the day made him slacken his pace.
DROSSHENRY SETON MERRIMANWORDS RELATED TO SLACKEN
- alleviated
- became unfastened
- broke up
- delivered
- detached
- discharged
- disconnected
- disengaged
- disenthralled
- disjoined
- eased
- eased off
- emancipated
- extricated
- freed
- let out
- let went
- liberated
- manumitted
- mitigated
- relaxed
- released
- separated
- slackened
- unbarred
- unbolted
- unbuckled
- unbuttoned
- unchained
- unclasped
- undid
- unfastened
- unfixed
- unhitched
- unhooked
- unlaced
- unlashed
- unlatched
- unleashed
- unlocked
- unloosed
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- unscrewed
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- untied
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- disjoin
- ease
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- emancipate
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- free
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- let go
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- liberate
- loose
- manumit
- mitigate
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- separate
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- unbar
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- unbuckle
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- delivers
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- discharges
- disconnects
- disengages
- disenthralls
- disjoins
- eases
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- emancipates
- extricates
- frees
- let goes
- lets out
- liberates
- manumits
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- relaxes
- releases
- separates
- slackens
- unbars
- unbolts
- unbuckles
- unbuttons
- unchains
- unclasps
- undoes
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- unlaces
- unlashes
- unlatches
- unleashes
- unlocks
- unlooses
- unpins
- unscrews
- unsnaps
- unsticks
- unstraps
- unties
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- works free
- works loose
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- becomes unfastened
- breaks up
- delivers
- detaches
- discharges
- disconnects
- disengages
- disenthralls
- disjoins
- eases
- eases off
- emancipates
- extricates
- frees
- let goes
- lets out
- liberates
- manumits
- mitigates
- relaxes
- releases
- separates
- slackens
- unbars
- unbolts
- unbuckles
- unbuttons
- unchains
- unclasps
- undoes
- unfastens
- unfixes
- unhitches
- unhooks
- unlaces
- unlashes
- unlatches
- unleashes
- unlocks
- unlooses
- unpins
- unscrews
- unsnaps
- unsticks
- unstraps
- unties
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- works free
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- abate
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- balm
- becalm
- cease
- chill out
- compose
- cool
- cool off
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- dwindle
- ebb
- fall
- hush
- lay back
- let up
- lullaby
- moderate
- pacify
- put a lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- settle
- slacken
- soft pedal
- soothe
- still
- stroke
- subdue
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- take it easy
- take the edge
- take the sting out
- temper
- tranquilize
- wane
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- ebbed
- fell
- hushed
- lay back
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- quieted
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- slackened
- soft-pedaled
- soothed
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- took it easy
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- took the sting out
- tranquilized
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- alleviate
- appease
- assuage
- calm
- chasten
- check
- constrain
- cool
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- curb
- decline
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- meet halfway
- mitigate
- modify
- modulate
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- repress
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- tame
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- calm down
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- contract
- crumble
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- cut down
- decay
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- degenerate
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- die down
- diminish
- drain
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- dry up
- dwindle
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- ebb
- evaporate
- fade
- fall off
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- let up
- lighten
- lose edge
- lower
- modify
- narrow down
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- quell
- quiet
- rebate
- reduce
- restrain
- run low
- settle
- shrink
- shrivel
- sink
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slow down
- slump
- soften
- subside
- tail away
- tail off
- taper
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- wither
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