lax

  • (s) lacking in rigor or strictness
    • such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
    • lax in attending classes
    • slack in maintaining discipline
    slack,
  • (a) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in "bet")
  • (a) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
    • a lax rope
    • a limp handshake
  • (s) emptying easily or excessively
    • loose bowels
    loose,

Synonyms

slack loose

Antonyms

tense

See also

loose

Words of close approximity

lab lac lad lag lah lam LAN Lao lap lat lav law lay
la lb Ld. LE LF LH li lm LP Lr Lu lv lx
lab lac lad lag lah lam LAN Lao lap lat lav law lay lbf. LBJ LCD lcm LDL lea LED lee leg lei lek LEM Leo Ler let leu lev ley LGB LGV lid lie lii Lin lip Lir lit liv LLB LLD LLM lob log loo lop lot low lox LPN LSD Ltd. LTM lug Luo lux lvi lxi lxv LXX lye
laxation laxative laxity laxly laxness