What does laid-back mean?
Laid-back means Relaxed and easy‐going; demonstrating an absence of stress or worry..
Laid-back
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Relaxed and easy‐going; demonstrating an absence of stress or worry..
Example Sentences
This hit‐writer of the early 60s came out with a highly contemporary style which fitted the fashionable term ‘laid‐back’, and her Tapestry album zoomed up to become one of the three biggest‐selling LPs of all time.
The V‐2’s directional system was notoriously erratic. In May 1947, a V‐2 launched from White Sands Proving Ground headed south instead of north, missing downtown Juarez, Mexico, by 3 miles. The Mexican government’s response to the American bombing was admirably laid back. General Enrique Diaz Gonzales and Consul General Raul Michel met with United States officials, who issued apologies and an invitation to come to “the next rocket shoot” at White Sands. […]
You have to accept the deliberate unspeed of Italian timetables if you want the right to be liberated by their correspondingly laid‐back lifestyle.
Synonyms for laid-back
Antonyms for laid-back
Related Words
Word Forms
- more laid-back
- most laid-back
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for laid-back?
Common synonyms include easygoing, unconcerned, airy, at ease.
What is the opposite of laid-back?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use laid-back in a sentence?
This hit‐writer of the early 60s came out with a highly contemporary style which fitted the fashionable term ‘laid‐back’, and her Tapestry album zoomed up to become one of the three biggest‐selling LPs of all time.
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