Lax Synonyms and Antonyms

lăks
Not strict or severe
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. charitable
  2. clement
  3. easy
  4. forbearing
  5. indulgent
  6. lenient
  7. merciful
  8. soft
  9. tolerant
Guilty of neglect; lacking due care or concern
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. slack
  2. remiss
  3. careless
  4. negligent
  5. loose
  6. derelict
  7. neglectful
  8. casual
  9. delinquent
  10. disregardful
  11. dissolute
  12. doubtful
  13. easy
  14. easygoing
  15. equivocal
  16. flabby
  17. immoral
  18. inactive
  19. lazy
  20. lenient
  21. lethargic
  22. licentious
  23. oblivious
  24. open
  25. soft
  26. permissive
  27. relaxed
  28. sloppy
  29. tardy
  30. unconfined
  31. unmindful
  32. unobservant
  33. unprincipled
  34. unrestrained
  35. unstructured
  36. vague
  37. weak
Not tautly bound, held, or fastened
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. loose
  2. relaxed
  3. slack
Not taut, firm, or compact; slack.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. loose
Lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness.
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. negligent
Articulated with the jaw and tongue muscles relatively relaxed
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. tense
Slack
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. rigid
  2. careful
  3. tight
  4. hard
  5. strict
  6. stern

Words Related to Lax

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Lax Sentence Examples

  • Deidre sighed, her body going lax once more.

  • Never let go of that privacy or be lax with your security.

  • Jade's jaw grew lax before he managed to speak.

  • The next step was to force the confessors to accept their lax interpretation of the law; and this was accomplished by their famous theory of probabilism - first taught in Spain about 1580.

  • The guy behind the counter was staring at her, his mouth lax and his eyes wide.

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