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slacken
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SLACKEN
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to cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace <drivers need to slacken their speed as they approach the sharp curve>
Related Words halt, stop; encumber, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, obstruct, set back, tie up; bottleneck; arrest, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain; baffle, foil, frustrate, sabotage, thwart
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