Lax

Antonyms for lax:

strict, tight, hard, painstaking, cautious, constipated, tense, taut, diligent, careful, rigid.

Synonyms for lax:

Sense 1

leisurely.

Sense 2

derelict, flabby, neglectful.

Sense 3

free-floating, unsupported, undone, loosely.

Sense 4

wobbly, merciful.

adhesive

tenacious.

heedless

regardless.

negligent

remiss, negligent.

tolerant

long-suffering.

untrustworthy

irresponsible.

all (adjective)

slack, loose.

careless (adjective)

irresponsible, loose, remiss.

chaotic (adjective)

deformed, frenzied, disarrayed, perturbed, deranged, disconnected, obscure, jumbled, tempestuous, irregular, chaotic, embroiled, inexact, indefinite, amorphous, confused, Disintegrated, out of control, cluttered, inchoate, inconsistent, disorganized, shapeless, anarchical, frantic, formless, anarchistic, undisciplined, rambunctious, disordered, loose, disheveled, incoherent, tumultuous, blurry, insane, lawless, uneven, indistinct, disorderly, unruly, muddled, wild, discomposed, fuzzy, messy.

delinquent (adjective)

slack.

dilatory (adjective)

leisurely, lazy.

dissolute (adjective)

light, wild, open, unrestrained, wanton.

easy (adjective)

forbearing, gentle, clement, mild, merciful, moderate, indulgent, charitable, benign, liberal, flexible.

flabby (adjective)

drooping, tender, floppy, limp, sagging.

flaccid (adjective)

weak, flabby.

free (adjective)

unrestricted.

inattentive (adjective)

careless.

incoherent (adjective)

incoherent, discontinuous, dispersed, nonuniform, disconnected, noncontiguous, detached, broken, loose, fuzzy, non-cohesive, nonadhesive, disarticulated, unconsolidated, sporadic, disjointed, inconsistent, divergent.

lax (adjective)

easygoing, careless, Disregardful, neglectful, inexact, flaccid, derelict, lenient, shapeless, negligent, soft, regardless, indefinite.

loose (adjective)

unfastened, detached, limp, disconnected, disjointed, non-adherent, loose, relaxed, discontinuous, broken, inconsistent, flaccid, unattached, unsecured, non-coherent, non-cohesive, slack, incoherent, nonadhesive, disarticulated.

mild (adjective)

lenient, benevolent, forbearing, genial, soft, broad-minded, amiable, insipid, sweet, kind, peaceful, libertarian, peaceable, quiet, mild, gentle, tolerant, meek, moderate, open-minded, cordial, liberal, benign, charitable, tender, clement, permissive, even.

neglectful (adjective)

neglectful.

slack (adjective)

anarchic, free, loose, remiss, careless, nihilistic, slack, tolerant.

Sense 2 (noun)

merciful, free-floating, undone, unsupported, wobbly.

lax (noun)

floppy, slack, permissive, indulgent, drooping, loose, negligent, lenient, loose-jointed, tensionless, relaxed, flaccid, sagging, weak, soft, limp, unconstipated, regular, droopy.

Usage examples for lax:

• " Not that he isn't a good, affectionate son," she finished, " but he has always been made so much of - which is not in the least surprising, and no doubt he has grown lax. - "Winding Paths", Gertrude Page.
• They were far from the enemy and discipline was lax, so the thing was accomplished which under other circumstances would have been well night impossible. - "The Mad King", Edgar Rice Burroughs.