SLACKS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

slacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of slack

as in pants

an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle she prefers wearing slacks instead of a dress

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slacks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slack

as in loosens

to make less taut the skipper ordered the crew to slack off the sheets on the mainsail

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Recent Examples of slacks

Noun

My favorite polished look is still very comfortable and includes a pair of slacks, a knit blazer, and simple ballet flats. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 Both Kudrow, 63, and Cox, 62, wore black slacks and neutral-toned blouses. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 For more of our favorite summer-to-fall capris, check out the best jeans, slacks, loungewear, and more below. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026 Camilla’s sister Annnabel, 77, coordinated with her older sister in a slate gray jacket, olive green slacks, and a similar navy blue sweater vest and collared shirt combination. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 Taking an alternative styling route, Hathaway layered a J’amemme dress over white tailored slacks that pooled over her shoes. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 2026 Tailored button-up shirt, dark slacks, her cropped silver hair combed sleekly back. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The versatile shirt can be dressed up for work with a skirt or slacks and dressed down on the weekends with lightweight pants or a denim jacket. — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026 An oil lamp, like the one that Rebecca kept in her room as decoration, illuminated the Devil, who wore dark slacks and a dark vest, an impeccable white shirt. — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slacks

loosens

Verb

Blonde loosens the plot, leaning into the unreliability of memory and the false truths that occupy the gaps between love and certainty.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
In Antonioni’s film, after a woman disappears during a boating vacation, her partner and her best friend travel around looking for her, while the bond between them tightens and their grip on the threads of certainty loosens.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026