Synonyms of slackened

slackened 1 of 2

adjective

as in loosened

not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched

slackened lines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosened
• loose
• slack
• relaxed
• undone
• detached
• lax
• unsecured
• insecure
• untied
• unbound
• unfastened
• unattached
• free
• baggy
• saggy
• blousy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taut
• tight
• tense
• restrained
• constrained
• bound
• attached
• tied
• firm
• fast
• stuck
• fastened
• jammed
• wedged
• snug

slackened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of slacken

1

as in relaxed

to make less taut

you'll need to slacken the rope a bit to get it free of that post

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loosened
• relaxed
• slacked
• eased
• detached
• untied
• unfastened
• freed
• undid
• unbound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tightened
• stretched
• bound
• strained
• attached
• tied
• fastened
• tensed
• tensioned
• restrained
• constrained

2

as in slowed

to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace

drivers need to slacken their speed as they approach the sharp curve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slowed
• braked
• inhibited
• stopped
• decelerated
• hindered
• retarded
• impeded
• halted
• restrained
• hampered
• curbed
• obstructed
• checked
• reined
• encumbered
• hobbled
• handicapped
• tied up
• thwarted
• set back
• constrained
• held back
• baffled
• frustrated
• arrested
• sabotaged
• foiled
• bottlenecked
• held up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accelerated
• hurried
• hastened
• rushed
• pushed
• urged
• stepped up
• quickened
• encouraged
• stirred
• spurred
• drove
• propelled
• sped (up)
• helped
• aided
• advanced
• eased
• facilitated
• forwarded
• goaded
• dispatched
• expedited
• furthered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slackened

Verb

His power slackened in 2025 before a slight resurgence this season. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Friday night weather The ferociously high winds that moved through the region Thursday have since slackened, but breezy conditions will linger through the weekend. — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Pumping in recent years has slackened to an average of 705,000 acre-feet. — Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026

Contributors tried their hand at the remainder, but with so few implications left, many people drifted away; Tao’s updates slackened from their near-daily cadence to once every few weeks. — Quanta Magazine, 8 June 2026

The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026

The year before, the e-commerce platform eliminated 500 jobs, or about 4 percent of its personnel, after online spending slackened post-pandemic. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026

And while Braum’s has recently slackened its former rule of not venturing 300 miles from the farm (that number is now 330 miles), Beuchaw says the company does not plan to inch out any further. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025

The potential for sharp, disputatious cultural criticism has arguably slackened. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025