Synonyms for lax
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1. lax

   Synonyms:
   loose, vague, incoherent, dissolute, licentious, unprincipled, remiss, flabby, slack

   Antonyms:
   concise, coherent, compact, strict, rigid, severe, principled, conscientious, attentive

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1. lax, slackadjective

   lacking in rigor or strictness

   "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack

   Antonyms:
   constricted, constipated, tense, diligent, taut, overstrung, tight

2. laxadjective

   pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack

   Antonyms:
   tight, taut, tense, overstrung, constipated, constricted, diligent

3. laxadjective

   lacking in strength or firmness or resilience

   "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack

   Antonyms:
   diligent, constricted, taut, tense, constipated, overstrung, tight

4. lax, looseadjective

   emptying easily or excessively

   "loose bowels"

   Synonyms:
   idle, promiscuous, informal, easy, wanton, sluttish, escaped, liberal, free, open, loose, unaffixed, on the loose(p), light, slack, at large(p)

   Antonyms:
   taut, tense, overstrung, tight, constipated, constricted, diligent

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1. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack, relaxed, not tight, not tense

2. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   soft, flabby, not firm, not solid

3. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   remiss, latitudinarian, not strict

4. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   licentious, dissolute

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1. laxadjective

   Synonyms:
   loose, slack, flabby, relaxed, loose, vague, equivocal, doubtful, slack, remiss, negligent, unrestrained, dissolute, licentious

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1. List of paraphrases for "lax":

   latitudinarian, permissive, lenient, loose, negligent, relaxed

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1. Alissa Rumsey:

   New York has pretty lax laws when it comes to personal trainers giving nutrition advice, i would tell anyone who’s getting nutrition advice from their trainer to ask about credentials. If they’re a certified nutritionist, a certified dietitian or a certified dietitian-nutritionist, that means they’ve been specifically trained to work with clients on an individualized nutrition plan.

2. Eddie Johnson:

   We border Indiana and Wisconsin, which have really lax gun laws, we know that people from Chicago go across the border, fill up gym bags with illegal weapons from gun shows and things of that nature and they come back here and sell them to the gangs.

3. Eric Garcetti:

   CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW We outweigh the risks of our situation for other goals, health benefits of connection, and normal routine. It can make people vulnerable to suggestions to bend COVID-19 safety guidelines, she said. We initially may have been fearful, but as we start to gain control we become more confident to confront situations that may have scared us. As a result, as the pandemic continues, some of us have adjusted and started to underestimate the actual threat, ignore situational hazards, and dont take COVID-19 risks as seriously. Speaking to Fox News, Dr. Collin Reiff, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, likened caution fatigue to swimming in the ocean. People go swimming in the ocean, a potentially dangerous place, and dont take flotation devices with them. If you dont see anyone drown, you feel fine doing it, he said. But if we hear that 100,000 people died [while swimming in the ocean], and 180,000 could drown by October, you would see more people wearing a flotation device, he said, referringto a recent report that U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing face masks. Reiff also hypothesized that cognitive dissonance might play a part in those who find themselves having a more lax attitude toward recommended safety precautions. Experts still recommend safety precautions such as practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a face covering while in public. (iStock) I think some of it is fatigue, but I think another part of it is that a lot of people havent been [as directly] impacted by the novel coronavirus, he said, noting that the virus had a more direct impact on those living in cities that were hit hard at the start of the pandemic, such as New York City and Philadelphia. CORONAVIRUS INFECTS 60 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK TRIP TO MEXICO It may not be so much fatigue but their experience with COVID [the precautions] are not convenient for me any longer.

4. Josh Blake:

   When I heard a wide swath of the Democratic presidential candidates in debates calling for national gun confiscation, weaponized local law enforcement to go door to door and take weapons, legally owned weapons from their friends and neighbors, I thought we cant let that happen, thats not fair to the men and women who work in local law enforcement. Its certainly not fair to law-abiding citizens who would be affected by this, and I think Lake County needed to hear us stand up and say, weve got Commissioner Josh Blake back. FLORIDA GUN OWNERS, LAWYERS REACT TO LAKE COUNTYS SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY RESOLUTION Those trying to prevent Gun Violence say lax gun laws wont cut it in a state that has seen some of Americas deadliest mass shootings. The Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando left 49 dead. ( Elina Shirazi) We need to be preventing these shootings, not making it easier for dangerous people to use firearms they are concerned about the gun-grabbing, is what they are calling [ it ], what they should be concerned about is our rampant gun violence which is happening almost daily in this country.

5. Donald Trump:

   Security at the arena, the police were a little bit lax. And he had signs -- they had signs up in that area that were horrendous, that I cannot say what they said on the sign.