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

The next night the State Police across the line in New York became suspicious of two men hanging around a gray Cadillac at a roadhouse called the Hollywood Cafe in Brewster.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
But as Clark ducked out of the postgame media room Friday, treating her historic night like a regular day at the office, there were still a few teammates, staffers and security guards hanging around in the bowels of Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of hang around

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With just one year left on his contract and a 2025 season worth forgetting, a bounce-back will be big for him in 2026.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Skubal pitched in a major-league game only 38 days after surgery, a feat that almost feels forgotten given all that has happened around him.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of forget

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However, the district instead neglected the building for three decades.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Businesses often spend significant resources optimizing online user experiences while neglecting the physical experience customers encounter in the real world.

— Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of neglect

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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

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Video of the confrontation appears to show Nelson idling in a snowy strip mall parking lot in his gray Dodge Ram when another driver in an even larger pickup pulls in beside him.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
One aspect that contributed to the gridlock was a number of Waymo's self-driving robotaxis idling on the road as traffic officials tried to remedy the halt in traffic.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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