dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/lax_MWT.json

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{
"laxness":{
"failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes":{
"examples":[
"the mountain climber's uncharacteristic laxness almost caused an accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"carelessness",
"dereliction",
"heedlessness",
"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"neglectfulness",
"negligence",
"remissness",
"slackness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"foolhardiness",
"rashness",
"recklessness",
"wildness",
"neglect",
"omission",
"delinquency",
"irresponsibility",
"irresponsibleness",
"malfeasance",
"malpractice",
"misconduct",
"misdirection",
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"forgetfulness",
"inadvertence",
"inadvertency",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"obliviousness",
"shortsightedness",
"unwariness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alertness",
"attention",
"attentiveness",
"awareness",
"circumspection",
"observance",
"vigilance",
"watchfulness",
"responsibility",
"responsibleness"
],
"antonyms":[
"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"heedfulness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"lax":{
"failing to give proper care and attention":{
"examples":[
"lax parents who let their kids stay out as late as they want"
],
"synonyms":[
"careless",
"derelict",
"disregardful",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"neglecting",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"slack"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heedless",
"incautious",
"irresponsible",
"reckless",
"wild",
"unguarded",
"unwary",
"forgetful",
"disregarding",
"inattentive",
"oblivious",
"thoughtless",
"unheeding",
"unmindful",
"unthinking",
"apathetic",
"disinterested",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested",
"delinquent",
"loose"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meticulous",
"painstaking",
"punctilious",
"cautious",
"chary",
"circumspect",
"gingerly",
"guarded",
"alert",
"heedful",
"heeding",
"mindful",
"observant",
"regardful",
"regarding",
"vigilant",
"wary",
"watchful",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"provident",
"responsible",
"thinking",
"thoughtful",
"concerned",
"interested"
],
"antonyms":[
"attentive",
"careful",
"conscientious",
"nonnegligent"
]
},
"not bound by rigid standards":{
"examples":[
"the guidelines for the essay contest were fairly lax , permitting a wide variety of topics"
],
"synonyms":[
"easygoing",
"flexible",
"loose",
"relaxed",
"slack",
"unrestrained",
"unrestricted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"careless",
"derelict",
"heedless",
"irresponsible",
"lazy",
"neglectful",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"slipshod",
"sloppy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unfussy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constrained",
"restrained",
"restricted",
"tight",
"careful",
"conscientious",
"exact",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"painstaking",
"punctilious",
"scrupulous",
"implacable",
"inflexible"
],
"antonyms":[
"hard",
"harsh",
"rigid",
"rigorous",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict"
]
},
"not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched":{
"examples":[
"the sheet on the foresail was lax , and so the sail was flapping wildly in the stiff wind"
],
"synonyms":[
"insecure",
"loose",
"loosened",
"relaxed",
"slack",
"slackened",
"unsecured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detached",
"free",
"unattached",
"unbound",
"undone",
"unfastened",
"untied",
"baggy",
"blousy",
"saggy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constrained",
"restrained",
"attached",
"bound",
"fastened",
"tied",
"fast",
"firm",
"jammed",
"snug",
"stuck",
"wedged"
],
"antonyms":[
"taut",
"tense",
"tight"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}