{
  "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"
    ]
  }
}