Synonyms for slackness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Laxity
laxity, neglect, looseness, carelessness, negligence, relaxation, laxness, remissness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being slack; the quality of having slack.
- n. 2
Vulgarity in West Indian culture.
Forms
- Plural
- slacknesses → laxities, neglects, loosenesses, carelessnesses…
Example sentences
- neglect She was dismissed on the grounds of neglect of duty.
- carelessness The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
- lethargy Lethargy is a common symptom of that disease.
- lassitude We can't abandon our principles out of moral lassitude.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| slackness | falling | |
| neglect | steady | |
| carelessness | falling | |
| laxity | steady | |
| looseness | falling | |
| lethargy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- slack1
- 6 letters
- laxity3
- 7 letters
- neglect2, laxness
- 8 letters
- lethargy3
- 9 letters
- looseness, lassitude, inanition
- 10 letters
- relaxation4, negligence3, remissness
- 12 letters
- carelessness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (laxity3 = 3 syllables).