Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.
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Lax
Synonyms for "lax" (348 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (70)
loosedroopingfloppylenientlimppermissiveslackabandonedaccentedacceptingadmissivealeatoricaleatoryallowingalveolaramorphousapicalapico-alveolarapico-dentalapproximate
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approximativearticulatedassimilatedbackbackwardbaggingbaggybarytonebehindhandbilabialblobbyblurredblurrybone-lazybroadbroad-mindedcacuminalcadgingcarelesscentralcerebralchamberingchancechancychaoticcheckedclementclosecompassionateconfusedconsentingconsonantconsonantalcontinuantculpably negligentdallyingdanglingdelayingdelinquentdentalderelictdiffusedilatorydillydallyingdisordereddisregardfuldissimilateddissolutedo nothing
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (104)
do-nothingdolessdorsaldronishdronyeaseease offeasyeasygoingergophobicfaineantflabbyflaccidflappingflatflimsyfoggyfoot draggingfoot-draggingforbearant
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forbearingforgetfulforgivingfreethinkingfrontfrowsyfuzzygeneralgentleglideglossalglottalgo gogo-gogood-for-nothinggutturalhanginghardhazyheavyhighhit-or-misshumaneill-definedimmoderateimpotentimpreciseinaccurateinadvertentinattentiveinchoateincoherentincontinentincorrectindecisiveindefinableindefiniteindeterminableindeterminateindifferentindistinctindolentindulgentinexactintemperateintonatedirrepressiblelabiallabiodentallabiovelarlackadaisicallaggardlagginglaissez fairelaissez-fairelanguorouslaterallatitudinarianlazyleisurelyliberallibertarianlibertinelicentiouslightlingeringlingualliquidloiteringloose jointedloose-moraledloosenlowmercifulmicawberishmidmild
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (174)
moderatemonophthongalmutednarrownasalnasalizedneglectfulneglectingnegligentnonaggressivenoninterferingnonprohibitivenonrestrictivenonspecificobliviousobscureocclusiveof easy virtueof loose moralsoff guard
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off-guardopenopen-mindedorderlessout of controlout of handout of lineout of plumbout of squareout of trueoverindulgentoverly permissiveoverpermissiveoxytonepalatalpalatalizedpaphianparasiticpatientpermittingpharyngealpharyngealizedphonemicphoneticphonicpitchpitchedposttonicprocrastinatingprocrastinativeprocrastinatorypromiscuousrampantrandomregardlessreinlessrelaxrelaxedremissretroflexricketyriotousroundedrubberysalmonscampingscroungingsemivowelshadowed forthshadowyshakyshapelessshiftlessshufflingskimpingslackenslightingslipshodsloppyslothfulslowsluggishslurringsoftsonantspongingstochasticstoppedstreamingstressedstrongsufferingsurdsweepingsyllabictendertensetensionlessthickthroatytoleranttoleratingtonaltonictwangyunaccentedunbigotedunbridleduncheckeduncircumspectunclearuncoerceduncompelledunconstraineduncontrolleduncurbedundefinedundestinedundeterminedunenterprisingunfactualunforcedungovernedunguardeduninhibitedunmasteredunmeasuredunmindfulunmuzzledunplainunpreciseunprofessionalunprohibitiveunreinedunrepressedunreservedunrestrainedunrestrictiveunrigorousunroundedunrulyunspecifiedunstressedunsubduedunsuppresseduntightenunwaryunwatchfulvagueveiledvelarvocalicvocoidvoicedvoicelessvowelvowellikewantonwaywardweakwhorishwidewildwiltedwork-shy
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
4 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesderived
12 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
similar
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Translations
69 translations across 24 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- թույլ adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- մեղմ adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Bashkir
1 entries- бушаҡ adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Bulgarian
4 entries- небрежен adj (lacking care)
- неточен adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- отпуснат adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- хлабав adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Catalan
2 entries- fluix adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- lax adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Czech
3 entries- laxní adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- uvolněný adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- volný adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Dutch
1 entries- laks adj (lacking care)
Esperanto
2 entries- maldiligenta adj (lacking care)
- pigra adj (lacking care)
Finnish
4 entries- holtiton adj (lacking care)
- huolimaton adj (lacking care)
- höllä adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- leväperäinen adj (lacking care)
French
2 entries- laxiste adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- laxiste adj (lacking care)
Georgian
3 entries- არამკაცრი adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- ლმობიერი adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- ტოლერანტული adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
German
3 entries- lax adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- locker adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- lose adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Greek
4 entries- αμελής adj (lacking care)
- ελαστικός adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- επιεικής adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- λάσκος adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Hindi
2 entries- ढीला adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- शिथिल adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Hungarian
2 entries- laza adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- rugalmas adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Irish
1 entries- neamartach adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Italian
4 entries- allentato adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- lasco adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- lassista adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- lasso adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- tâng adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- گوشك adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schloff adj (lacking care)
Portuguese
3 entries- frouxo adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- leniente adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- negligente adj (lacking care)
Russian
4 entries- небре́жный adj (lacking care)
- ненатя́нутый adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- необяза́тельный adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- нестро́гий adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- fuasgailte adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- saor adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- socair adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Spanish
3 entries- flojo adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- laxo adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
- suelto adj (loose; not tight or taut)
Swedish
2 entries- lös adj (loose; not tight or taut)
- slapp adj (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Better short and sweet, than long and lax.
Source: tatoeba (278083)
She is often lax in her duties.
Source: tatoeba (3455714)
We'll fly out of LAX.
Source: tatoeba (6588032)
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