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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The Tigers hung around and cut the deficit to five, 84-79, when senior Jordan Crawford hit a 3 with less than two minutes remaining.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Montano hung around the net and was rewarded with the game-winning goal with 14 minutes to go as the host Tomcats edged Oswego East 1-0 in a Class 3A East Aurora Sectional semifinal.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of hung around

Verb

The committee's findings also identify neglected investigative leads and the Justice Department's subsequent exposure of survivors' sensitive information through inadequate redactions.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
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

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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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
In a bittersweet essay, Dolores’ daughter Juanita once recalled how her mother forgot to pick her up from junior high school.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

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