Lax and Tense

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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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Tense is an antonym for lax.

Nearby Word: laxly

Tense adjective - Stretched with little or no give.

Usage example: a tense rope

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Lax is an antonym for tense.

Nearby Words: tensing, tensed, tension, tenseness, tensely

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