lax
English Thesaurus
1. emptying easily or excessively (adj.all)
2. lacking in rigor or strictness (adj.all)
| similar | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
3. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all)
| similar | : | limp, |
| definition | : | lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all) |
| similar | : | floppy, |
| definition | : | hanging limply (adj.all) |
| similar | : | loose, slack, |
| definition | : | not tense or taut (adj.all) |
| similar | : | loose-jointed, |
| definition | : | loosely articulated or constructed (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tensionless, |
| definition | : | free from tension (adj.all) |
| also | : | loose, |
| definition | : | not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting (adj.all) |
4. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') (adj.all)
| domain category | : | phonetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis (noun.cognition) |
5. emptying easily or excessively (adj.all)
| derivation | : | laxity, laxness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being physiologically lax (noun.state) |
6. lacking in rigor or strictness (adj.all)
7. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tense, |
| definition | : | taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | laxity, laxness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being physiologically lax (noun.state) |
8. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tense, |
| definition | : | pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') (adj.all) |
9. emptying easily or excessively (adj.all)
| derivation | : | laxity, laxness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being physiologically lax (noun.state) |
10. lacking in rigor or strictness (adj.all)
11. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tense, |
| definition | : | taut or rigid; stretched tight (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | laxity, laxness, |
| definition | : | the condition of being physiologically lax (noun.state) |
12. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') (adj.all)
| antonym | : | tense, |
| definition | : | pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') (adj.all) |
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