All slackening synonyms
slack·en
S s noun slackening
- low water — water at its lowest level, as in a river.
- downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
- backflow — a reverse flow, the movement (of a liquid) in the opposite direction to its previous, natural or intended direction
- falloff — a decline in quantity, vigor, etc.
- letup — cessation; pause; relief.
- ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
adj slackening
- lessening — to become less.