Need another word that means the same as “lax”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “lax” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Lax” are: loose, slack, slipshod, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, inattentive, slapdash, offhand, casual
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lax” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
careless | (usually followed by `of’) without due thought or consideration. A careless housekeeper. |
casual | Relaxed and unconcerned. To the casual observer rugby looks something like football. |
heedless | Marked by or paying little heed or attention. Heedless of the child s crying. |
inattentive | Not showing due care or attention. I was disappointed by the food and the inattentive service. |
loose | Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility. A loose federation of political groups. |
neglectful | Not giving proper care or attention to someone or something. Neglectful parents. |
negligent | Failing to take proper care over something. The council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care. |
offhand | Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner. Trying to sound offhanded and reassuring. |
remiss | Failing in what duty requires. Remiss of you not to pay your bills. |
slack | (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. A slack rope. |
slapdash | Done too hurriedly and carelessly. He gave a slapdash performance. |
slipshod | (of shoes) worn down at the heel. Slipshod spelling. |
unmindful | (followed by `to’ or `of’) lacking conscious awareness of. Danielle seemed unmindful of her parents plight. |
absentminded | Lost in thought; showing preoccupation. An absentminded professor. |
baggy | (of clothing) loose and hanging in folds. Baggy trousers. |
boot | Kick give a boot to. A boot disk. |
cape | In bullfighting taunt the bull by flourishing a cape. The hair on a cape for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather. |
careless | Marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful. Danced with careless grace. |
clothes | Bedclothes. Baby clothes. |
doff | Remove. He doffed his hat. |
floppy | Tending to flop or hang loosely. His dark floppy hair. |
free | People who are free. She struggled to free herself from the tenacious mud. |
hat | Furnish with a hat. A woolly hat. |
headdress | Clothing for the head. A tall plumed headdress. |
inattentive | Not showing due care or attention. An inattentive babysitter. |
jacket | Put a jacket on. The tubing needs to be jacketed. |
lenient | Tolerant or lenient. Lenient magistrates. |
limp | A tendency to limp a gait impeded by injury or stiffness. He limped heavily as he moved. |
loose | Make something loose untie or undo. Criminals on the loose in the neighborhood. |
mitten | Glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together. |
neglectful | Failing in what duty requires. Neglectful parents. |
negligent | Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern. The council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care. |
remiss | Failing in what duty requires. It would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information. |
reprehensible | Deserving censure or condemnation. Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife. |
sag | The amount of a sag measured as the perpendicular distance from the middle of the curve to the straight line between the two supporting points. A sag in the middle necessitated a third set of wheels. |
scarf | Wrap in or adorn with a scarf. She tucked her woolly scarf around her neck. |
slack | Flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide. The flow of blood slacked off. |
sloppy | (of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery. Sloppy workmanship. |
sweatshirt | A loose, warm sweater, typically made of cotton, worn when exercising or as leisurewear. |
undo | Cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure. Iago s hatred of women undoes him. |
unleash | Release from a leash. They dig up badger setts and unleash terriers into them. |
untie | Undo the ties of. Untie the knot. |
wear | Have in one s aspect wear an expression of one s attitude or personality. You need to make a deduction for wear and tear on all your belongings. |
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