slacked (off)

verb

past tense of slack (off)
1
as in hung around

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2
as in neglected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slacked (off)
  1. hung around
  2. neglected
  3. bummed
  4. forgot
Verb
  • But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Definition of hung around
Verb
  • The neighborhood sits just four miles north of uptown, and some residents have long felt neglected by the city.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • However, the district instead neglected the building for three decades.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of neglected
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  • 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
  • Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.
    — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of bummed
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  • An ancestor who forgot about the beautiful flowers by the lake?
    — April Dávila, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • In that moment, Greenfield completely forgot about the show or his character or acting.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of forgot
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