LAX as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • emptying easily or excessively
   Synonym(s)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • loose bowels
   Similar To
   • unconstipated (what does unconstipated mean?)
   • regular (what does regular mean?)
2. Meaning
   • lacking in rigor or strictness
   Synonym(s)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
   • lax in attending classes
   • slack in maintaining discipline
   Similar To
   • negligent (what does negligent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • tolerant or lenient
   Synonym(s)
   • indulgent (what does indulgent mean?)
   • lenient (what does lenient mean?)
   • soft (what does soft mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
   • procedures are lax and discipline is weak
   • too soft on the children
   Similar To
   • permissive (what does permissive mean?)
4. Meaning
   • lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
   Synonym(s)
   • flaccid (what does flaccid mean?)
   • limp (what does limp mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flaccid muscles
   • took his lax hand in hers
   • gave a limp handshake
   • a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know G.K.Chesterton
   • a slack grip
   Similar To
   • weak (what does weak mean?)
5. Meaning
   • not taut or rigid
   • not stretched or held tight
   Usage Example(s)
   • a lax rope
   Antonym(s)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)
   Similar To
   • drooping (what does drooping mean?)
   • droopy (what does droopy mean?)
   • sagging (what does sagging mean?)
   • floppy (what does floppy mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • loose-jointed (what does loose-jointed mean?)
   • relaxed (what does relaxed mean?)
   • tensionless (what does tensionless mean?)
   See Also
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
6. Meaning
   • pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet”)
   Antonym(s)
   • tense (what does tense mean?)