Main entry: lax
Definition: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
Usage: a lax rope; a limp handshake
Antonyms: tense
Definition: taut or rigid; stretched tight
Antonyms: compact
Definition: closely and firmly united or packed together
Antonyms: tight
Definition: closely constrained or constricted or constricting
Main entry: lax
Definition: pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
Antonyms: tense
Definition: pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Main entry: lax, loose
Definition: emptying easily or excessively
Usage: loose bowels
Antonyms: irregular
Definition: contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
Antonyms: irregular
Definition: (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
Antonyms: irregular
Definition: (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
Antonyms: constipated
Definition: have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
Main entry: lax, slack
Definition: lacking in rigor or strictness
Usage: such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable; lax in attending classes; slack in maintaining discipline
Antonyms: diligent
Definition: characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks