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relaxed

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈlækst/
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  • rhymes with -ækst
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 L AE1 K S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Made slack or feeble; weak, soft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Made more lenient; less strict; lax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clement, easygoing, soft-handed, forbearing, indulgent, lax, lenient, loose-handed, permissible, permissive, relaxed, remissful, safe, soft

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Free from tension or anxiety; at ease; leisurely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: easygoing, laid-back, unconcerned, calm, steady, collected, composed, cool-headed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, imperturbable, level-headed, mellow, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, serene, still, tranquil, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous, airy, at ease, at peace, carefree, careless, casual, chill, cool, devil-may-care, easy-breezy, happy-go-lucky, indifferent, insouciant, leisurely, lighthearted, loose, nonchalant, pococurante, solute, unanxious, unbothered, undisturbed, untroubled, unworried, wanton

Antonyms: anxious, nervous, stressed

4

adj

Meaning 4

Without physical tension; in a state of equilibrium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Of a muscle: soft, not tensed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of relax

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

without strain or anxiety

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gave the impression of being quite relaxed
  • a relaxed and informal discussion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tense

History

Etymology

From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ainu: ラッチ (ratci) — having an easy-going mood
  • Belarusian: рассла́блены (rasslábljeny) — having an easy-going mood
  • Bulgarian: отпу́снат (otpúsnat) — having an easy-going mood
  • Catalan: relaxat — having an easy-going mood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輕鬆 /轻松 (qīngsōng) — having an easy-going mood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 散逸 (san3-i4) — having an easy-going mood
  • Czech: uvolněný — having an easy-going mood
  • Dutch: rustig — having an easy-going mood
  • Dutch: kalm — having an easy-going mood
  • Finnish: rento — having an easy-going mood
  • French: détendu — having an easy-going mood
  • German: entspannt — having an easy-going mood
  • German: locker — having an easy-going mood
  • Indonesian: santai — having an easy-going mood
  • Japanese: くつろいだ (kutsuroida) — having an easy-going mood
  • Japanese: リラックスした (rirakkusu shita) — having an easy-going mood
  • Latin: mītis — having an easy-going mood
  • Latin: remissus — having an easy-going mood
  • Māori: aumoe — having an easy-going mood
  • Māori: hūmārie — having an easy-going mood
  • Māori: parohe — having an easy-going mood
  • Māori: pāroherohe — having an easy-going mood
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avslappet — having an easy-going mood
  • Polish: rozluźniony — having an easy-going mood
  • Polish: zrelaksowany — having an easy-going mood
  • Portuguese: tranquilo — having an easy-going mood
  • Romanian: relaxat — having an easy-going mood
  • Russian: рассла́бленный (rassláblennyj) — having an easy-going mood
  • Slovene: sproščen — having an easy-going mood
  • Spanish: relajado — having an easy-going mood
  • Spanish: tranquilo — having an easy-going mood
  • Ukrainian: розсла́блений (rozsláblenyj) — having an easy-going mood
  • Catalan: distès — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  • German: entspannt — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  • Ancient Greek: ἄνετος (ánetos) — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  • Latin: remissus — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  • Māori: aumoe — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  • Māori: pārore — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avslappet — free from tension or anxiety, at ease
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