Synonyms for lax
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1. lax

   Synonyms:
   loose, vague, incoherent, dissolute, licentious, unprincipled, remiss, flabby, slack

   Antonyms:
   concise, coherent, compact, strict, rigid, severe, principled, conscientious, attentive

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1. lax, slackadjective

   lacking in rigor or strictness

   "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack

   Antonyms:
   constricted, constipated, tense, diligent, taut, overstrung, tight

2. laxadjective

   pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack

   Antonyms:
   tight, taut, tense, overstrung, constipated, constricted, diligent

3. laxadjective

   lacking in strength or firmness or resilience

   "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack

   Antonyms:
   diligent, constricted, taut, tense, constipated, overstrung, tight

4. lax, looseadjective

   emptying easily or excessively

   "loose bowels"

   Synonyms:
   idle, promiscuous, informal, easy, wanton, sluttish, escaped, liberal, free, open, loose, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, at large(p)

   Antonyms:
   taut, tense, overstrung, tight, constipated, constricted, diligent

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1. • Phonetics

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1. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack, relaxed, not tight, not tense

2. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   soft, flabby, not firm, not solid

3. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   remiss, latitudinarian, not strict

4. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   licentious, dissolute

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1. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack, flabby, relaxed, loose, vague, equivocal, doubtful, slack, remiss, negligent, unrestrained, dissolute, licentious

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1. List of paraphrases for "lax":

   latitudinarian, permissive, lenient, loose, negligent, relaxed

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1. Jessica Caraballo:

   I would feel some type of way if you got in a plane and because( of) some lax... security your plane goes down, it would weigh heavy on me if something was to happen to you when my job is to secure your flight.

2. Leslie Scott:

   Flight 2645 from LAX to Dulles was delayed due to a cabin cleanliness issue, we brought in a new aircraft and the flight has since departed approximately 4.5 hours late.

3. Sergio Segarra:

   We said the vaccinated could stop wearing their masks — and the unvaccinated stopped wearing their masks, too. people have been more lax and now is the time not to be lax.

4. Ken Cuccinelli:

   We face very real security threats today, porous borders and lax immigration enforcement have left us vulnerable not only to terrorist attacks but to increasing levels of crime in our communities. Those already accustomed to flagrantly disregarding our laws do not hesitate to traffic their deadly cocktail of drugs and gang violence into Virginia.

5. Tim Feldmann:

   I quiver a bit when hearing of the lax usage of the word 'yoga' these days, a yoga studio down the road from us here in Miami offers 'yoga booty ballet'. In my ear, that is obviously an only commercial aspirational use of the word.