as in casual
having a relaxed, casual manner
a laid-back fisherman, he didn't really care if he caught anything, being content to relax and enjoy the sunshine
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Recent Examples of laid-back
While Red Bull Mirage provided day club vibes, the energy at the Soho House hideout was a bit more laid-back.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
SWAGChella The first part of the set focused solely on cuts from SWAG and SWAG II, taking his laid-back, bedroom R&B in front of a global audience.
—Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
On the whole, her travel edit is laid-back (Salter is heading down to Mexico for a family trip, with her sister coming in from Copenhagen and her parents joining as well) but with a few star pieces to dress up and down.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2026
Each of the three main towns provides a fun and laid-back beach vacation.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
SWAGChella The first part of the set focused solely on cuts from SWAG and SWAG II, taking his laid-back, bedroom R&B in front of a global audience.
—Reanna Cruz, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
On the whole, her travel edit is laid-back (Salter is heading down to Mexico for a family trip, with her sister coming in from Copenhagen and her parents joining as well) but with a few star pieces to dress up and down.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2026
Each of the three main towns provides a fun and laid-back beach vacation.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid-back
Adjective
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Nick Jonas has a casual yet stylish vibe in a leather jacket, hoodie and baseball cap in New York City on April 23.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Wetjen was out at Stone Creek Golf Club near Iowa’s campus, playing a casual round with his girlfriend, Rachel Bierman, and friends when the moment hit.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For water sports, the shallower water on each barrier island’s east side is calmer than the Atlantic surf, so head there for mellow activities like kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The mellow tones of Lana del Rey and comparable artists filled the air and made a welcome change to traditional spa sounds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Anthropic noted that all three issues were resolved as of April 20, with the API unaffected throughout.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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After some increasingly waspish bickering between Aleida and Irina, the group manages to agree once more on the importance of the Space Elevator and Titan mission succeeding unaffected by the ongoing protests.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While a warm, four-bar bassline chugs alongside dubby stabs and bouncy swells, BEA1991’s vocals switch from nonchalant monotone to falsetto in a way that sounds like an involuntary yelp of joy.—
Reid BG,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Glantz remained upright at his otherwise empty table, and his nonchalant noshing was caught on a CNN livestream of the room.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This easygoing collection of tropical-punch colors combines pale caladiums with rosy centers, purple-and-green Magilla perilla, the dark purple leaves of calathea 'Dottie', and a few ferns (including a feathery ghost fern).—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Moms who are receptive to those guardrails may be easygoing about any additional boundaries.—
Ashley Oerman,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the early 1980s, Murphy and a few associates ran an informal back channel between the United States and the Soviet Union.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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For households where one member frequently travels or serves in demanding roles, the app offers a way to pass along knowledge that might otherwise remain informal.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Future developments enabled by this technique include flexible organic electronics that can be printed or painted directly onto materials, such as smart clothing.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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According to industry estimates, private credit has grown into a multi-trillion-dollar asset class globally, driven in part by demand for faster, more flexible capital deployment.—
NIa Bowers,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Danielson remembers Lind, an affable old mariner then in his seventies, complimenting them on their docking skills, and introducing himself as the owner of the Robert Gray, a 125-foot Army Corps of Engineers research vessel built in 1936.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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Offscreen tragedy, including the deaths of key executive producer Kevin Turen and actor Angus Cloud, who played the affable drug dealer Fezco, and reports of long shooting times and hasty rewrites made the prospect of a third season seem up in the air for years.—
Molly Lambert,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Laid-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-back. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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