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Synonyms for loose-handed

  • adjective

Most common

soft-handed lax chaotic unruly feckless loose wasteful improvident

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Soft-handed — lenient, permissive

soft-handed, lax, easy-going

2. Unruly — casual; undisciplined or haphazard

unruly, chaotic, ungoverned

3. Feckless — aimless

feckless, directionless, purposeless

4. Loose — wild or uncontrolled

loose, out of hand

Other

wasteful, improvident

Antonyms

prudent, abstemious

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Casual; undisciplined or haphazard.

  2. adj. 2

    Lenient, permissive.

  3. adj. 3

    Aimless

  4. adj. 4

    Wild or uncontrolled.

Example sentences

  • lax Better short and sweet, than long and lax.
  • chaotic Algiers is the bustling chaotic capital of Algeria.
  • unruly The police managed to corral the unruly crowd.
  • feckless She discombobulated me with her feckless laughter.
  • loose A knocking sensation may indicate a loose headset.

By length

3 letters
lax1
5 letters
loose1
6 letters
unruly3
7 letters
chaotic3
8 letters
wasteful2, feckless2
10 letters
ungoverned
11 letters
purposeless3, improvident
13 letters
directionless4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unruly3 = 3 syllables).