Relaxed

Quick meaning: Relaxed is an adjective meaning Made more lenient; less strict; lax.

Meaning

Made more lenient; less strict; lax.

More Meanings

1. Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.
2. (physiology) Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.
3. simple past and past participle of relax
4. (obsolete, physiology) Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.
5. (chiefly physics) Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.

Example Sentences

The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.

He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.

Students and faculty members lunch at the cafeteria and naturally communicate freely with one another in a relaxed and informal setting.

It was a very wet morning. I woke relaxed and melancholy as in the country, and walked about an hour under cover, in the middle of the town […].

Synonyms for relaxed

Depending on context, synonyms include clement, easygoing, soft-handed, forbearing, indulgent, lax.

Antonyms for relaxed

Common opposites include anxious, nervous, stressed, tense.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mellow, laid-back, easygoing, unstrained, lax, lenient.

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