RELAX as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause to feel relaxed
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • A hot bath always relaxes me
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • become less tense, rest, or take one’’s ease
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He relaxed in the hot tub
    • Let’’s all relax after a hard day’’s work
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • become loose or looser or less tight
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The noose loosened
    • the rope relaxed
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • make less tight
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • relax the tension on the rope
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • make less active or fast
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He slackened his pace as he got tired
    • Don”t relax your efforts now
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • become less severe or strict
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • make less severe or strict
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group
    Hypernyms(s) relax is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)