1
: freed from or lacking in precision or stringency
2
: set or being at rest or at ease
3
: easy of manner : informal
4
: somewhat loose-fitting and usually casual in style
relaxed jeans
Examples of relaxed in a Sentence
Nothing makes me feel more relaxed than a nice hot bath.
I used to get really nervous performing, but I'm pretty relaxed about it now.
He's a very relaxed guy.
The restaurant had a relaxed atmosphere.
The seminar was very relaxed—we met at the professor's house instead of the lecture hall.
We have a relaxed dress code at the office.
a relaxed set of rules
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The beaches are wide and relaxed, and the surrounding trails offer dramatic views of the Ligurian coastline.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
There are photographs from those years, in an album with captions my mother wrote on bits of masking tape: my parents posing with other recent arrivals from Kolkata, looking relaxed on what must have been a Sunday afternoon.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Pockets where gay men could be open and relaxed in the US were rare, and the disease, ignored by the government for years, only stigmatized the community further during a time of peril.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Keep them relaxed with treats or toys, and use burst mode for action shots to capture the perfect moment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
There are photographs from those years, in an album with captions my mother wrote on bits of masking tape: my parents posing with other recent arrivals from Kolkata, looking relaxed on what must have been a Sunday afternoon.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Pockets where gay men could be open and relaxed in the US were rare, and the disease, ignored by the government for years, only stigmatized the community further during a time of peril.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Keep them relaxed with treats or toys, and use burst mode for action shots to capture the perfect moment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for relaxed
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“Relaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relaxed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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