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Synonyms for flaccid

Most common

lax flabby limp drooping

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Soft — flabby; lacking firmness or muscle tone

soft, flabby, loose, lax, relaxed

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Flabby; lacking firmness or muscle tone.

Related words

Word family
flaccidity flaccidness

Example sentences

  • lax Better short and sweet, than long and lax.
  • flabby I didn't realize that I was getting so flabby.
  • limp There were bad rumors about James because of his limp.
  • drooping The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flaccidrising
laxsteady
flabbysteady
limprising
droopingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lax1
4 letters
soft1, limp1
5 letters
loose1
6 letters
flabby2, limber2
7 letters
relaxed2
8 letters
drooping2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flabby2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
flasque
Italiano
floscio
Español
flácido
Deutsch
schlaff