Antonyms for relax
rɪˈlæksre·lax

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1. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   stress, excite

2. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   stress, excite

3. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   stress, excite

4. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   excite, stress

5. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   stress, excite

6. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   stress, excite

7. relaxverb

   Antonyms:
   excite, stress

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1. relax

   Antonyms:
   exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass, jade, tire, wear out, weary

   Synonyms:
   invigorate, recreate, refresh, relieve, repose, rest, restore

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1. relax

   Antonyms:
   tighten, increase, intensify, stretch, bend, brace, invigorate, redouble, grow, heighten, strengthen

   Synonyms:
   slacken, loosen, remit, abate, mitigate, release, unbend, relent, divert, recreate, rest, enervate, unstring

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1. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

   become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

   "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

   Antonyms:
   tense up, tense, strain

   Synonyms:
   straighten, decompress, slow down, unbend, depressurise, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, depressurize, unlax, unroll, limber up, loosen up, slow, decelerate, unstuff, loose, slack up, wind off, slow up, uncompress, retard, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

2. relax, unbendverb

   make less taut

   "relax the tension on the rope"

   Antonyms:
   tense, strain, tense up

   Synonyms:
   decompress, loosen, slack, unlax, unwind, loose, loosen up, slacken, unbend, unstrain, make relaxed, straighten, slow down, slack up

3. loosen, relax, looseverb

   become loose or looser or less tight

   "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

   Antonyms:
   tense up, tense, strain

   Synonyms:
   let loose, untie, liberate, decompress, slow down, unbend, unloosen, tease, loosen, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slacken

4. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb

   cause to feel relaxed

   "A hot bath always relaxes me"

   Antonyms:
   strain, tense up, tense

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, disentangle, warm up, slacken, unlax, unroll, loosen up, limber up, loose, slack up, wind off, unstuff, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

5. relax, loosen upverb

   become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

   "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

   Antonyms:
   tense, strain, tense up

   Synonyms:
   decompress, slow down, unbend, loosen, warm up, slacken, unlax, limber up, loosen up, unstuff, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

6. relax, loosenverb

   make less severe or strict

   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

   Antonyms:
   tense up, tense, strain

   Synonyms:
   untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

7. relax, loosenverb

   become less severe or strict

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

   Antonyms:
   tense up, tense, strain

   Synonyms:
   untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, loosen, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

8. slack, slacken, slack up, relaxverb

   make less active or fast

   "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"

   Antonyms:
   tense, tense up, strain

   Synonyms:
   unstrain, decompress, slow down, unbend, slacken, loosen, remit, let up, unlax, slack off, abate, loosen up, slow, loose, slack up, slake, slack, die away, unwind, make relaxed, slow up

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1. relaxverb

   Synonyms:
   loosen, slacken, abate, diminish, mitigate, temper

How to use relax in a sentence?

1. Alan Watts:

   To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

2. Tonya Stratton:

   Grama Linda, it's now your time to relax, but first you must learn the definition of that and then learn to sit without rocking, learn to appreciate quiet, no more piles and piles of laundry to fold, groceries to buy, diapers to change, it's your time now to rest, go through your memories, put your feet up or take a nap and try to understand how incredibly worthy you are to do whatever the hell you want.

3. George Floyd:

   If his own family and blood are trying to deal with it and be positive about it, and go another route to seek justice, then why are you out here tearing up your community? because when youre finished and turn around and want to go buy something, you done tore it up. So now you messed up your own living arrangements. So just relax. Justice will be served.

4. Navod Ahmir:

   For example, if I'm taking a nap, then my partner may relax in the cabin, work at a nearby park bench or explore the area until I wake, communication is key, as it's equal parts listening to understand and speaking up for yourself.

5. Daniel Murphy:

   Once they go up one, with the way he's throwing the ball over there, you like to think you're going to get one, but for Lucas to have that at-bat right there, bang one and get it back real fast for is, it kind of let us (relax) as an offense.

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