SLACKER Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word slacker. (close relations)
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| deadbeat | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who fails to meet a financial obligation | ||||||
| idler | nounn | |||||
noun • person who does no work | ||||||
| lazybones | nounn | |||||
noun • a lazy person | ||||||
| loafer | nounn | |||||
noun • a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel • person who does no work | ||||||
| loiterer | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place | ||||||
| shirker | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) | ||||||
| abate | verbv | |||||
verb • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity | ||||||
| slacken | verbv | |||||
verb • become slow or slower • make less active or fast • become looser or slack • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | ||||||
| slake | verbv | |||||
verb • satisfy (thirst) • make less active or intense • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | ||||||
| drop-off | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a steep high face of rock • a change downward | ||||||
| falloff | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | ||||||
| lax | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') • lacking in firmness or tension; not taut adjective satellite • lacking in rigor or strictness • emptying easily or excessively | ||||||
| loose | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting • not affixed adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player • not officially recognized or controlled • not literal • emptying easily or excessively • not tense or taut • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not carefully arranged in a package • having escaped, especially from confinement • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • turn loose or free from restraint • make loose or looser • become loose or looser or less tight | ||||||
| mire | verbv | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot • deep soft mud in water or slush • a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from verb • entrap • cause to get stuck as if in a mire • be unable to move further • soil with mud, muck, or mire | ||||||
| morass | nounn | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||
| quag | nounn | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||
| quagmire | nounn | |||||
noun • a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot | ||||||
| relax | verbv | |||||
verb • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease • make less taut • become loose or looser or less tight • cause to feel relaxed • become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner • make less severe or strict • become less severe or strict • make less active or fast | ||||||
| slackness | nounn | |||||
noun • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy • the quality of being loose (not taut) • the quality of being lax and neglectful | ||||||
| slow | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time • at a slow tempo • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time adverb • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of business) not active or brisk verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly | ||||||
