as in pants
an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle
she prefers wearing slacks instead of a dress
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as in loosens
to make less taut
the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail
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Recent Examples of slacks
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Ready to add some color to your slacks selection?
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Style it with jeans or corduroy pants in your favorite fall outfits, or wear it with a long skirt or slacks for work.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
The look was completed with a pair of breezy black slacks.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
One shopper packed two pairs of slacks, two full-length jumpers, a pair of jeans, two wide belts, four pairs of socks, four shirts, two pairs of shorts, a pair of leggings, pajama pants, and multiple undergarments in just three cubes.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Ready to add some color to your slacks selection?
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Style it with jeans or corduroy pants in your favorite fall outfits, or wear it with a long skirt or slacks for work.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
The look was completed with a pair of breezy black slacks.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slacks
loosens
Verb
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Ray’s hand loosens its grip on the weapon.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Paired with the vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls, the experience eases jet lag, loosens tight muscles and leaves body and mind in a state of meditative calm.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Slacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacks. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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