SLACK (OFF) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

slack (off)

verb

Definition of slack (off)

as in to hang around

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as in to forget

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Verb

Joe cut his teeth by working his way up the ranks; also maybe by hanging around a lot when dad Jack Buck broadcast for years from most of the sacred citadels of sports.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
When it was finally heard, Jennifer Leeper introduced it and most of the Democratic caucus was either not in the room or hanging around chatting.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hang around

Verb

The image of him and catcher Jerry Grote embracing after the final out in the 1969 World Series will never be forgotten.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
First-time voters who forgot their ID will be required to show an acceptable form of identification, which are listed above.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of forget

Verb

Hill then apparently fled into the woods, firing off more shots, before he was later picked up, trying to bum a ride and evade police.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
The joy Lisa has with her RHUGT cast compared with the dread her RHOSLC cast seems to bring her really bums me out — especially because of how much of this trip is championing the sisterhood of Housewives.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bum

Verb

Inoue’s literature almost invariably focusses on the smallest, tenderest, and perhaps most beautifully confusing of human actions, ones that are often ignored or neglected.

— Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Bloomfield neglects to mention that SED rejected the federal government’s anti-DEI pledge within 24 hours.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of neglect

Verb

President James Garfield’s assassin, Charles Guiteau, died by hanging about five months after he was convicted of murder.

— USA Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
On Monday, May 18, a 7%-illuminated crescent will hang about two degrees from Venus, with Jupiter about 20 degrees above.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of hang about

Verb

The price of computers and smartphones would skyrocket as electronic manufacturers idled their factories.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
In August, Silfab briefly idled production and later furloughed some workers because of production material shortages the company said would last three to four weeks.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

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