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slacking (off)

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present participle of slack (off)

Synonyms & Antonyms of slacking (off)

1 as in hanging, hanging around

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for slacking (off)

bumming,
goldbricking,
hanging,
hanging about
[British],
hanging around,
idling,
loafing,
vegging out

basking,
kicking back,
lolling,
lounging,
relaxing,
reposing,
resting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for slacking (off)

drudging,
grubbing,
humping,
hustling,
laboring,
moiling,
pegging (away),
plodding,
plowing,
plugging,
slaving,
slogging,
straining,
striving,
struggling,
sweating,
toiling,
travailing,
working

exercising,
working out

2 as in forgetting, neglecting

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for slacking (off)

forgetting,
neglecting,
shirking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for slacking (off)

attending (to),
remembering

carrying out,
doing,
executing,
performing

accomplishing,
achieving

keeping up,
maintaining

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