Related Words for lax

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flaccid
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Adjective, Adjective
droopy
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Adjective, Adjective
limp
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Adjective, Adjective, Verb, Noun
sagging
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Noun, Noun, Adjective
drooping
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adjective
slack
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
regular
/xx
Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
relaxed
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Noun, Adjective
floppy
/x
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
weak
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Noun, Adjective
lenient
/xx
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
loose
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Noun
indulgent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
permissive
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
soft
/
Adjective, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
negligent
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
tense
/
Noun, Noun
shoddy
/x
Adjective
sloppy
/x
Adjective
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective
careless
/x
Adjective
overzealous
xx/x
Adjective
stringent
/x
Adjective
haphazard
x/x
Adjective
undisciplined
x/xx
Adjective
rigid
/x
Adjective
inflexible
x/xx
Adjective
tardy
/x
Adjective
lazy
/x
Adjective
neglectful
x/x
Adjective
stricter
/x
Adjective
tighter
/x
Adjective
restrictive
x/x
Adjective
inept
x/
Adjective
toughened
/x
Adjective
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
understaffed
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Adjective
flawed
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Adjective
deficient
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Adjective
substandard
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Adjective
inefficient
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Adjective
poor
/
Adjective
complacent
x/x
Adjective
stingy
/x
Adjective
onerous
/xx
Adjective
ineffective
xx/x
Adjective
outdated
/xx
Adjective
tougher
/x
Adjective
zealous
/x
Adjective
scrupulous
/xx
Adjective
faulty
/x
Adjective
antiquated
/xxx
Adjective
abysmal
x/x
Adjective
rampant
/x
Adjective
shortsighted
//x
Adjective
unchecked
x/
Adjective
spotty
/x
Adjective
chummy
/x
Adjective
secretive
/xx
Adjective
profligate
/xx
Adjective
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
unsafe
x/
Adjective
excessive
x/x
Adjective
incompetent
x/xx
Adjective
inattentive
xx/x
Adjective
bungling
/xx
Adjective
timid
/x
Adjective
imbalanced
x/x
Adjective
hypocritical
xx/xx
Adjective
draconian
x/xx
Adjective
freewheeling
/xx
Adjective
harsh
/
Adjective
unsanitary
x/xxx
Adjective
unfriendly
x/x
Adjective
picky
/x
Adjective
irresponsible
xx/xx
Adjective
dysfunctional
x/xx
Adjective
lousy
/x
Adjective
cozy
/x
Adjective
amateurish
/xxx
Adjective
problematic
xx/x
Adjective
dodgy
/x
Adjective
paranoid
/xx
Adjective
misguided
x/x
Adjective
byzantine
/xx
Adjective
overconfident
xx/xx
Adjective
faulted
/x
Adjective
deferential
xx/x
Adjective
porous
/x
Adjective
aggressive
x/x
Adjective
unfair
x/
Adjective
woeful
/x
Adjective
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
puritanical
xx/xx
Adjective
diligent
/xx
Adjective
unsound
x/
Adjective
intolerant
x/xx
Adjective
toothless
/x
Adjective
chaotic
x/x
Adjective
flight bag
//
Phrase, Adjective
slack off
//
Phrase, Adjective
take it easy
///x
Phrase, Adjective
clumsy
/x
Adjective
slovenly
/xx
Adjective
stiff
/
Adjective
sluggish
/x
Adjective
enforcement
x/x
Noun
panicle
/xx
Noun
vowels
/x
Noun
morals
/x
Noun
ligaments
/xx
Noun
fricatives
/xx
Noun
inflorescences
/x/xx
Noun
oversight
/xx
Noun
discipline
/xx
Noun
disciplinarian
xxx/xx
Noun
anus
/x
Noun
observance
x/x
Noun
morality
x/xx
Noun
sphincter
/x
Noun
stops
/
Noun
supervision
xx/x
Noun
talker
/x
Noun
evasion
x/x
Noun
capsule
/x
Noun
fibre
/x
Noun
certification
xxx/x
Noun
lids
/
Noun
musculature
/xxx
Noun
eyelid
/x
Noun
phonemes
/x
Noun
regulations
xx/x
Noun
joints
/
Noun
parenting
/xx
Noun
standards
/x
Noun
security
x/xx
Noun
spike
/
Noun
consonants
/xx
Noun
shrub
/
Noun
stems
/
Noun
controls
x/
Noun
mores
/x
Noun
ab
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
airport
/x
Noun
anachronistic
xxx/x
Adjective
austere
x/
Adjective
borrowing
/xx
Noun, Verb
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
con
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Noun, Verb
concessional
x/xx
Adjective
coward
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
customary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
debt
/
Noun
derelict
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
dictatorial
xx/xx
Adjective
direct
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
discriminatory
x/xxxx
Adjective
easy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
engagements
x/x
Noun
excise
x/
Noun, Verb
federal
/xx
Adjective, Name
feeble
/x
Adjective, Verb
fixed
/
Adjective
flexible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
forgiving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
generous
/xx
Adjective
harmonized
/xx
Adjective
hildesheim
/xx
Adjective
hygienic
x/x
Adjective
levy
/x
Noun, Verb
liberal
/xx
Adjective, Noun
loosening
/xx
Noun
low
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
lukewarm
//
Adjective
moneys
/x
Noun
nondiscriminatory
/x/xxxx
Adjective
oppressive
x/x
Adjective
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
pine
/
Noun, Verb
prudential
x/x
Adjective, Name
receipts
x/
Noun
recruiting
x/x
Noun
reduced
x/
Adjective
remiss
x/
Adjective
rigorous
/xx
Adjective
smooth
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
spacious
/x
Adjective
subsidy
/xx
Noun
super
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
superficial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
supine
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Noun, Adjective
tax
/
Noun, Verb
tolerant
/xx
Adjective
undemocratic
xxx/x
Adjective
vague
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
salad
/x
Noun
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bog
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
nickel
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
sfa
x
Name
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
maypole
/x
Noun, Verb
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun
aisle
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Noun