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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
  • 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
  • The seven-word message became the Washington Commanders’ game-day creed in 2024 and has hung around ever since — literally.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of hung around
Verb
  • Volvo neglected to detail pricing on the 2028 XC40, but the 2026 version starts at $41,295 delivered.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The play’s main character, Mack the Knife, is simultaneously attractive and repulsive, and the role works best when neither of those two sides is neglected.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 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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  • Long met the late Michael Jackson decades ago, through Singleton, and never forgot it.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • So stunned was Sarkisian that the 52-year-old coach completely forgot how to form big-boy words with his mouth.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgot
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“Slacked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacked%20%28off%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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