Slacked off is a term used to describe when someone does not put in the necessary effort or time into a task. The crossword solutions for this term are ebed (5 letters), abated (6 letters), and eased (5 letters). Ebed means to gradually decrease or diminish, abated means to reduce in intensity or degree, and eased means to make less difficult or intense. All three of these words can be used to describe the act of slacking off.