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lessen vs slack

slack vs lessen

lessen is not a noun while slack is a noun.

lessen is not an adjective while slack is an adjective.

lessen and slack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
slack Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, slack is a hyponym of lessen; that is, slack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • slack: become less in amount or intensity
Other hyponyms of lessen include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
As verbs, slack is a hyponym of lessen; that is, slack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: make become smaller
  • slack: make less active or intense
Other hyponyms of lessen include suppress, mitigate, pare, pare down, circumscribe, confine to, limit, boil down, concentrate, reduce, reduce, shrink, abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten, abate, slake, lour, lower, turn down, de-escalate, step down, weaken, minimise, minimize, bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down, cut, relax, slack up, slacken, belittle, diminish.
lessen (noun) slack (noun)
a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
the quality of being loose (not taut)
a stretch of water without current or movement
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
lessen (adjective) slack (adjective)
not tense or taut
lacking in rigor or strictness
flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
lessen (verb) slack (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range release tension on
wear off or die down make less active or fast
make become smaller make less active or intense
become slow or slower
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
become less in amount or intensity
be inattentive to, or neglect
avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
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