Fastened and Lax

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Fastened adjective - Firmly closed or secured.

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Lax is an antonym for fastened.

Nearby Words: fastening, fastener

Lax adjective - Not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched.

Usage example: the sheet on the foresail was lax, and so the sail was flapping wildly in the stiff wind

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Fastened is an antonym for lax.

Nearby Word: laxly

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Lax and Fastened. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fastened/lax

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