Running and Slack

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Running

Running adjective - (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream.
Usage example: as mountain stream with freely running water
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Slack is an antonym for running.
Nearby Words: run, runner

Slack

Slack adjective - Failing to give proper care and attention.
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Running is an antonym for slack.
Nearby Words: slacken, slackened, slackness, slacker, slacked
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  • Dracula: Dracula, Trope Codifier for so many vampire traits, explicitly could not cross running water except "at the slack or flood of the tide".
    Source: Cannot Cross Running Water
  • This was played relatively realistically, as Toby (the boss) often got annoyed at his employees running off and eventually brought someone else on to pick up the slack, and a music store doesn't need a large staff in the first place.
    Source: Who's Watching the Store?
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Slack and Running. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/running/slack
Running & Slack. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/running/slack>.
Slack or Running. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/running/slack.

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