1
2
as in carelessness
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of laxity
Key Ingredients: Alfalfa extract, peptides, peppermint extract Best For: Skin laxity, uneven texture, fine lines, sun damage
Size: 1.7 fl.
—
Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Per Scotto, Edey had a surgery to address excessive ligamentous laxity in his left ankle, and is slated to need another six-to-nine weeks to return.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
For example, the neck often shows the earliest signs of change in skin laxity, so using the right products, like the SkinMedica Neck Correct Cream or RoC Multi Correxion Cream, can give you visible results while supporting the integrity of menopausal skin.
—Essence, 30 July 2025
For others experiencing more severe laxity, there’s tummy tucks and face lifts.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for laxity
Emily Orofino, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Per Scotto, Edey had a surgery to address excessive ligamentous laxity in his left ankle, and is slated to need another six-to-nine weeks to return.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
For example, the neck often shows the earliest signs of change in skin laxity, so using the right products, like the SkinMedica Neck Correct Cream or RoC Multi Correxion Cream, can give you visible results while supporting the integrity of menopausal skin.
—Essence, 30 July 2025
For others experiencing more severe laxity, there’s tummy tucks and face lifts.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for laxity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laxity
Noun
-
By hinting that his business was the victim of shape-shifting saboteurs, Westergaard distracted from the more prosaic story about the carelessness of his staff.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
-
Irankunda’s goal was the result of Niko Sigur’s carelessness with the ball in Canada’s own half, and Luc de Fougerolles’ inability to clear the ball as well.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
More importantly, this origin story of a movie and a movement apes the joie de moviemaking and the jazzy looseness of the original to an absolutely amazing degree, replicating an off-the-cuff feeling that’s more than a second-hand buzz.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
-
The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.—
Amanda Foreman,
WSJ,
4 May 2018
-
The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.—
JAY CASPIAN KANG,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2017
Noun
-
Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans.—
TEJU COLE,
New York Times,
18 Oct. 2016
Noun
-
The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Laxity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laxity. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share