Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.
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Lax
Synonyms for "lax" (364 found)
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Closest matches (73)
abandonedaccentedacceptingadmissivealeatoricaleatoryallowingalveolaramorphousapicalapico-alveolarapico-dentalapproximateapproximativearticulatedassimilatedbackbackwardbaggingbaggy
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Strong matches (109)
easyeasygoingergophobicfaineantflabbyflaccidflappingflatflimsyfloppyfoggyfoot draggingfoot-draggingforbearantforbearingforgetfulforgivingfreethinkingfrontfrowsy
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fuzzygeneralgentleglideglossalglottalgo gogo-gogood-for-nothinggutturalhanginghardhazyheavyhighhit-or-misshumaneill-definedimmoderateimpotentimpreciseinaccurateinadvertentinattentiveinchoateincoherentincontinentincorrectindecisiveindefinableindefiniteindeterminableindeterminateindifferentindistinctindolentindulgentinexactintemperateintonatedirrepressiblelabiallabiodentallabiovelarlackadaisicallaggardlagginglaissez fairelaissez-fairelanguorouslaterallatitudinarianlazyleisurelylenientliberallibertarianlibertinelicentiouslightlimplingeringlingualliquidloiteringlooseloose-moraledloosenlowmercifulmicawberishmidmildmoderatemonophthongal
Adjective(11 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (182)
mutednarrownasalnasalizedneglectfulneglectingnegligentnonaggressivenoninterferingnonprohibitivenonrestrictivenonspecificobliviousobscureocclusiveof easy virtueof loose moralsoff guardoff-guardopen
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open-mindedorderlessout of controlout of handout of lineout of plumbout of squareout of trueoverindulgentoverly permissiveoverpermissiveoxytonepalatalpalatalizedpaphianparasiticpatientpermissivepermittingpharyngealpharyngealizedphonemicphoneticphonicpitchpitchedposttonicprocrastinatingprocrastinativeprocrastinatorypromiscuousrampantrandomregardlessreinlessrelaxrelaxedremissretroflexricketyriotousroundedrubberyscampingscroungingsemivowelshadowed forthshadowyshakyshapelessshiftlessshufflingskimpingslackslackenslightingslipshodsloppyslothfulslowsluggishslurringsoftsonantspongingstochasticstoppedstreamingstressedstrongsufferingsurdsweepingsyllabictendertensethickthroatytoleranttoleratingtonaltonictwangyunaccentedunbigotedunbridleduncheckeduncircumspectunclearuncoerceduncompelledunconstraineduncontrolleduncurbedundefinedundestinedundeterminedunenterprisingunfactualunforcedungovernedunguardeduninhibitedunmasteredunmeasuredunmindfulunmuzzledunplainunpreciseunprofessionalunprohibitiveunreinedunrepressedunreservedunrestrainedunrestrictiveunrigorousunroundedunrulyunspecifiedunstressedunsubduedunsuppresseduntightenunwaryunwatchfulvagueveiledvelarvocalicvocoidvoicedvoicelessvowelvowellikewantonwaywardweakwhorishwidewildwork-shy
Verb(2 words)
neglect health checkslacked
Adjective(15 words)
negligentnonrigorouspermissivepermissive policysloppysloppy handlingsloppy personslovenlysoggierunfirmunregulated industryunrigidweak authority figureweak enforcementweakened policy
Noun(3 words)
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8 entriesincomplete reviewinformal regulationjoint laxitylenient policyloose jointspermissive policyshoddy data handlingsloppy methodology
Collocations
6 entrieslax attitudelax disciplinelax enforcementlax oversightlax policylax standards
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
13 entriesSample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Better short and sweet, than long and lax.
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She is often lax in her duties.
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We'll fly out of LAX.
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