Synonyms for lax
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Lenient — lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict
lenient, relaxed, soft, indulgent, permissive, weak, easy-going, loose-handed, flabby, flaccid, drooping, limp, forbearing, clement, permissible, latitudinarian, hypertolerant, remissful, tolerant
2. Loose — loose; not tight or taut
slack, vague, licentious, dissolute, unrestrained, incoherent, lank, unbridled, diarrheal US, diarrhoeal UK, baggy, wanton, loose dated, diarrheic rare US, diarrhoeic UK
3. Negligent — lacking care; neglectful, negligent
negligent, careless, sloppy, remiss, rough, reprehensible, blameworthy, derelict, regardless, slipshod, neglectful, indifferent, lash dated
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.
- adj. 2
Loose; not tight or taut.
- adj. 3
Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
- n. 1
A salmon.
Forms
- Plural
- laxes → salmons…
Example sentences
- relaxed Tom seems a lot more relaxed when Mary isn't here.
- lenient Whoever is lenient with the wicked harms the good.
- indulgent I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog.
- permissive Mary's parents were very permissive.
- vague I deal in facts and figures, not vague impressions.
- slack We tend to slack off after many hours of hard work.
By length
- 4 letters
- soft1, weak1, limp1, lash1, lank1
- 5 letters
- loose1, rough1, vague1, slack1, baggy2, lenis2
- 6 letters
- salmon2, sloppy2, floppy2, wanton2, flabby2, remiss2
- 7 letters
- general3, relaxed2, clement2, lenient3, flaccid2
- 8 letters
- tolerant3, careless2, derelict3, drooping2, slipshod2
- 9 letters
- negligent3, indulgent3, unbridled3, dissolute, diarrheal, remissful, diarrheic
- 10 letters
- regardless3, incoherent4, permissive3, neglectful3, licentious3, forbearing, diarrhoeal, diarrhoeic
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, permissible4, blameworthy
- 12 letters
- unrestrained3
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5, hypertolerant
- 14 letters
- latitudinarian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baggy2 = 2 syllables).