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lax
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- pronunciation:
- laeks
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
laxer, laxest |
| definition 1: |
not rigorous, strict, or careful; loose; lenient.
The lax standards at the school allowed students who could barely read to graduate.- synonyms:
- careless, lenient, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack
- antonyms:
- exacting, fastidious, rigorous, severe, strict, stringent
- similar words:
- derelict, heedless, inattentive, indulgent, loose, permissive, slipshod, soft, unmindful
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| definition 2: |
not taut or compact; slack or loose.
- synonyms:
- flaccid, loose, slack
- antonyms:
- rigid
- similar words:
- baggy, droopy, flabby, floppy, limp, malleable, soft
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| definition 3: |
not firm or easily controllable, as bowel movements.
- similar words:
- disorderly, messy, sloppy, unruly, untidy
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| related words: |
remiss, truant, vagabond |
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| derivations: |
laxly (adv.), laxness (n.) |
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