Lax
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
Unfastened and lax are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfastened" instead an adjective "Lax".
Nearby Word: laxly
Unfastened
Unfastened adjective - Not closed or secured.
Lax and unfastened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lax" instead an adjective "Unfastened".
Nearby Word: unfastening
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Unfastened and Lax. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lax/unfastened
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Unfastened or Lax. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lax/unfastened.
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