Plow and Slacken

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Plow verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: plowed determinedly through the weighty tome

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Slacken is an antonym for plow.

Nearby Words: plowed, plowing

Slacken verb - To make less taut.

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Plow is an antonym for slacken.

Nearby Words: slack, slackness, slacker, slackening

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Slacken and Plow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plow/slacken

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