SLACKED (OFF) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

slacked (off)

verb

past tense of slack (off)

as in hung around

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as in neglected

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Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
The chip of bone was placed in a circular container called a reliquary and hung around the saint’s neck.

— Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of hung around

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Los Sures Executive Director Juan Ramos said some landlords deliberately neglected or destroyed properties in an effort to force tenants out.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
What the instructions neglected to mention was that there were two State Farm signs in the alley.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of neglected

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I'mPhaedra Trethan, bummed out to hear one of my favorite baseball announcers has been let go in a round of ESPN layoffs.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of bummed

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With the Powerball jackpot nearing $1 billion a few months ago, Amos Tillet of Los Angeles bought $20 worth of tickets — and then forgot about them.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
An encounter like that would be memorable for most people, but somehow the pair forgot about each other for five years.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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