slacken meaning

slacken as a verb

1. become slow or slower
   • Production slowed

   Synonyms: slow, slow down, slow up, slack

   Type of: weaken

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

   Synonyms: slack, slack up, relax

   Type of: decrease

3. become looser or slack
   • the rope slackened

   Type of: weaken

4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

   Synonyms: remit

   Type of: loosen

   Kinds: douse

   Related forms: slackening

slacken in a sentence

• Will Australia slacken its immigration rules?
• The crossing cables have slackened dramatically.

How to pronounce slacken

slacken is pronounced /slæk ʌp/ in British English and /ˈslækən/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with slacken

• blacken
• bracken