slackener
Makes things looser
A slackener is something or someone that loosens, reduces tension, or causes a decrease in intensity or pace.
The word appears most often in industrial contexts—a device that releases tension in cables, belts, or chains—but can describe anything that slows momentum: The recession was a slackener of consumer spending.
To make smaller
- lessenReduce in degree
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- abateLessen in intensity
subside · wane · taper · ebb · ease off · let up · moderate · temper
loosen
Reduce tension or grip
detach · unwind · ease · relax · let out · give · yield · unbuckle · unhook · disengage
diminish
To make smaller
abate · subside · wane · taper · ebb · ease off · let up · moderate · temper · soften
tensioner
Maintains strap or chain pressure
turnbuckle · cam · ratchet · winch · lever · clamp · mechanism · valve · screw · spring
rope
Thick twisted fibers
chain · belt · wire · strap · rigging · guy-wire · hawser · tether · mooring · lanyard
slackenertightener
Something that firms up
tensioner · stretcher · cincher · constrictor · fastener
slackeneraccelerator
Speed control mechanism
intensifier · driver · energizer · motivator · taskmaster
- slacken offReduce speed or effort