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
Try deep sea fishing and kiteboarding or floating yoga and sand sculpting for something more laid-back.
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Rob Goss, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The English Bulldog, though more laid-back, is gentle and loyal.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Cross the Pont des Belges bridge (on foot or by car) to reach the town of Trouville-sur-Mer, the laid-back, bohemian sibling to the more upscale Deauville.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Some are chic, while others are laid-back and rustic.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
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Rob Goss, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The English Bulldog, though more laid-back, is gentle and loyal.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Cross the Pont des Belges bridge (on foot or by car) to reach the town of Trouville-sur-Mer, the laid-back, bohemian sibling to the more upscale Deauville.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Some are chic, while others are laid-back and rustic.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for laid-back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid-back
Adjective
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Perfect for long flights, city strolls, or casual dinners, the moisture-wicking fabric is stretchy, breathable, and even offers UPF 40+ sun protection.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Keep it casual in sneakers, or wear it with suede ankle booties to the pumpkin patch.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Get the recipe > The mellow sweetness of summer corn and lobster meat harmonize beautifully in this ultimate summer soup.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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Casting the sweet-faced and unflappably mellow Dano — Eli Sunday his Vadim Baranov is not — as Putin’s kingmaker also assures that Assayas isn’t keen on high drama, with conversations in conference rooms plotting totalitarian takeover rarely rising above library-voice level.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Outside of health care and social assistance, a sector in which job growth seems to be unaffected by over-all trends, the downturn in hiring extended across large parts of the economy, with fewer than half of all private-sector industries adding jobs last month.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2026 visa cap has already been reached, meaning current sponsorships are unaffected.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Faced with punishment from school administrators, Westman appeared alternately nervous and nonchalant, the former employee said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Kravitz and her stylist, Danielle Goldberg, have embraced nonchalant suiting on her press tour.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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Compared with Let’s Move’s easygoing recommendations—children should get at least one hour of physical activity each day, and everyone should drink one more glass of water—MAHA is also considerably more macho.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
1 Sep. 2025
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Going into this Mississippi State recruitment with Mamie, things felt more easygoing from the start.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The only time this percentage has been higher since City joined the informal ranks of that group was in 2009, at the outset of their Abu Dhabi project.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Strategies will remain flexible to adjust to changing fire behavior, terrain, and resource availability.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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By learning from nature’s most flexible swimmer, the octopus, researchers hope to overcome these challenges and make underwater machines more capable, adaptable, and sustainable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.—
Jordan Michelman,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now, the Dragons (1-0) will face a familiar foe in Hebron.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Laid-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid-back. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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