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slackness

n. the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

slack

v. release tension on; "slack the rope"

slack

v. be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"

slack

v. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

slake

v. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"

slake, abate

v. make less active or intense

slacken, slack up

v. make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

slack off, abate, let up, die away

v. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

slow down, slacken, slow, slow up

v. become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

slack

adj. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

sluggish

adj. with little movement; very slow; "a sluggish stream"

loose, careless, lax

adj. lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

drooping, droopy, sagging

adj. hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)

stall, procrastinate, dilly-dally, drag one's feet

v. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

aid, help, improve the condition of, provide help to

v. improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

calm, cool off, chill out, calm down, simmer down, compose oneself, cool it

v. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize

v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

waste, waste away, diminish

v. become diminished

attenuate

v. become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

lessen, subside

v. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"

remit, slacken

v. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

laggard, dilatory

adj. inclined to waste time and lag behind

unhurried

adj. relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"

easy, easygoing, leisurely

adj. not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

haphazard, hit-or-miss, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy

adj. marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

heedless, unnoticing, unobservant

adj. (inattentive)

indifferent

adj. showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"

slouched, slouching, slumped

adj. with shoulders drooping

still, static, inactive, at rest, motionless

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

becalmed

adj. rendered motionless for lack of wind

standing, still, dead, stagnant

adj. not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"

frozen, rooted, stock-still

adj. absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"

immobile, unmoving

adj. (nonmoving)

inert

adj. unable to move or resist motion

sitting

adj. not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target"

stationary

adj. standing still; "the car remained stationary with the engine running"

behind time

adj. (of timepieces) registering earlier than what is correct

crawling, bumper-to-bumper

adj. used of traffic; "bumper-to-bumper traffic"

dawdling, pokey, laggard, dilatory, poky

adj. wasting time

dragging

adj. passing painfully or tediously slowly; "the dragging minutes"

drawling, drawn-out

adj. (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels

sluggish, lazy, languid

adj. slow to move or act

long-play, long-playing

adj. (used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records

slow-moving

adj. moving slowly; "slow-moving cars"

derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss

adj. failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

hit-and-run

adj. involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

inattentive, unconcerned

adj. not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"

floppy

adj. hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"

tensionless

adj. free from tension

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

diligent

adj. characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"

conscientious, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

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