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Adjective
▲
Not fixed in place tightly or firmly
loose
lax
loosened
slack
relaxed
insecure
unsecured
limp
flaccid
flexible
droopy
unrestricted
sloppy
unbound
untied
unfastened
unrestrained
unfettered
detached
untethered
disconnected
unattached
movable
unconnected
supple
unclasped
unshackled
unhinged
unhooked
unlatched
more ❯
“Soon his strength began to fail, and the weight of the slackened rope effectually stopped his progress.”
Adjective
▲
(of clothing) Very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body
baggy
loose
slack
droopy
oversized
drooping
floppy
sloppy
roomy
slouchy
bagging
saggy
flabby
oversize
flowing
billowing
sagging
voluminous
ballooning
loosened
hanging
full
shapeless
unshapely
bulging
ample
tentlike
loose-fitting
ill-fitting
sack-like
tent-like
generously cut
not fitting
not tight
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unstable or shaky
insecure
loose
rocky
shaky
unstable
frail
precarious
rickety
unsecured
unsteady
weak
wobbly
unreliable
unsafe
unsound
flimsy
unsubstantial
decrepit
fragile
jerry-built
lax
loosened
relaxed
slack
spindly
teetery
dodgy
insubstantial
wonky
dangerous
defencelessUK
defenselessUS
endangered
fluctuant
hazardous
immature
perilous
rootless
tottering
vacillating
wavering
at risk
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Acting or done at leisure
leisurely
unhurried
slow
easy
relaxed
comfortable
gentle
languid
lazy
restful
easy-going
laid-back
sedate
unrushed
crawling
creeping
dallying
dawdling
dilatory
dillydallying
dragging
effortless
lackadaisical
laggard
lagging
languorous
lingering
pokey
poking
poky
sluggish
snaillike
snail-paced
tardy
undemanding
measured
steady
casual
delayed
deliberate
free
lax
relaxing
slack
slow-moving
unhasty
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make or become less taut
loosened
relaxed
loosed
released
slacked
untightened
veered
became looser
become looser
made looser
eased
let go
let up
unclenched
moderated
softened
unknotted
opened
lift
relieved
mitigated
ameliorated
let up on
eased up
worked loose
lessened
unbound
broadened
stretched
modified
more ❯
“I could feel her grip around my waist slacken as she realized I could hold myself steady on the stallion, my hands wrapped in its mane.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to decrease in severity or intensity
abated
diminished
lessened
tempered
decreased
eased
flagged
moderated
receded
reduced
relaxed
relented
relent
subsided
waned
dwindled
ebbed
mitigated
remitted
sagged
slaked
slacked
softened
weakened
eased off
eased up
got less
slackened off
tapered off
became less intense
become less intense
died down
dropped off
fell off
fallen off
slacked off
let up
slowed down
more ❯
“Inflationary pressures have continued to slacken over the last month.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause to move or proceed at a slower pace
slowed
decelerated
retarded
braked
brake
slacked
became slower
become slower
got slower
slowed down
made slower
reduced in speed
set back
let up
impeded
slowed up
delayed
detained
checked
obstructed
hindered
stalled
halted
put back
bogged down
put a brake on
hung up
shut off
shut down
arrested
more ❯
“Night fell over them like a cloak, and still, Danea did not slacken her speed.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for undo or be undone after winding or being wound
unwound
disentangled
uncoiled
undid
undone
unraveledUS
unravelledUK
unrolled
unreeled
untwined
untwisted
unfurled
opened
straightened
unkinked
freed
loosed
loosened
ravelledUK
raveledUS
separated
spread out
untangled
unwrapped
laid out
lay out
opened out
straightened out
Verb
▲
Past tense for become less reserved, formal, or strict
unbent
unbended
relaxed
unwound
de-stressed
unbuttoned
lightened up
loosened up
chilled out
cooled it
became informal
become informal
became less formal
become less formal
eased up
let oneself go
let up
took it easy
taken it easy
let yourself go
let it all hang out
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause to proceed or move at a slower pace
slowed
retarded
delayed
restricted
checked
detained
hindered
curbed
handicapped
decelerated
impeded
restrained
stunted
tempered
curtailed
held back
held up
inhibited
limited
obstructed
reduced
set back
stalled
abated
decreased
diminished
hampered
kept back
lagged
lessened
mired
moderated
regulated
retardated
stayed
choked
embogged
loitered
postponed
procrastinated
qualified
quieted
reefed
interfered with
reined in
anchored it
bogged down
cut back
cut down
kept waiting
lost speed
lost steam
put the brakes on
slowed down
wound down
hit the brakes
let down flaps
got in the way of
gotten in the way of
braked
slowed up
eased up
reduced speed
slackened off
slacked up
lost pace
slammed on the anchors
brake
gone slower
went slower
Verb
▲
Past tense for fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development
lagged
delayed
lingered
dawdled
loitered
dallied
trailed
idled
sauntered
straggled
tarried
hung back
shilly-shallied
crawled
crept
creeped
decreased
diddled
dillydallied
dilly-dallied
diminished
dithered
dragged
dropped
failed
fell back
fallen back
fell behind
fallen behind
flagged
lallygagged
lollygagged
moped
poked
dragged behind
ebbed
trailed behind
waned
faltered
hobbled
inched
jellied
limped
lounged
moved slowly
plodded
procrastinated
retarded
shuffled
slouched
slowed
staggered
stayed
tailed
tooled
trudged
brought up the rear
dropped behind
fell off
fallen off
inched along
put off
slowed up
lost strength
got no place fast
get no place fast
dragged your feet
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make (something tied, fastened, or fixed in place) less tight or firm
loosened
undid
undone
unfastened
released
unhooked
let out
Verb
▲
Past tense for sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way
lolled
lounged
flopped
loafed
relaxed
slumped
sprawled
lazed
slouched
idled
lied
reclined
rested
reposed
sat
sitten
basked
bummed
chilled
dallied
dawdled
dillydallied
droned
footled
lazied
leaned
leant
luxuriated
draped oneself
hung about
kicked back
outspanned
stretched oneself
vegetated
goofed off
hacked around
kicked around
leaned back
loitered
slacked
vegged out
hung around
hung round
took it easy
taken it easy
hung out
lay back
lain back
Verb
▲
Past tense for fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way
flopped
hung
hanged
flapped
dangled
drooped
dropped
sagged
beat
beaten
flailed
fluttered
whipped
lolled
flagged
floundered
hung down
hung loosely
jerked
lopped
quivered
staggered
teetered
toppled
tossed
tost
tottered
waved
wiggled
wilted
hung limply
fell down
fallen down
fell limply
fallen limply
Verb
▲
Past tense for to relax or be at ease
rested
relaxed
dozed
idled
napped
slept
lazed
reposed
snoozed
lounged
unbent
unbended
drowsed
paused
unwound
flopped
luxuriated
slumbered
slumped
chilled
lolled
basked
loafed
catnapped
outspanned
kipped
slacked
zizzed
lay down
lain down
cooled off
de-stressed
kicked back
lay by
lain by
sat back
sat down
slacked off
took a breather
taken a breather
took a rest
taken a rest
took five
taken five
took it easy
taken it easy
chilled out
eased off
eased up
had a rest
mellowed out
refreshed oneself
refreshed yourself
slowed down
stretched out
vegged out
wound down
did nothing
done nothing
let down
nodded off
stood down
took a nap
taken a nap
took life easy
taken life easy
took your ease
taken your ease
got some kip
got some shut-eye
gotten some shut-eye
went to bed
gone to bed
had a kip
had a nap
had a snooze
had forty winks
put your feet up
settled back
took a siesta
taken a siesta
caught some Zs
had a siesta
had a spell
lay still
lain still
snatched forty winks
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