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adjective
loose, baggy; inactive
Synonyms: dull, easy, feeble, flabby, flaccid, flexible, flimsy, inert, infirm, laggard, lax, leisurely, limp, not taut, passive, quaggy, quiet, relaxed, sloppy, slow, slow-moving, sluggish, soft, supine, unsteady, weak
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, taut, tight
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adjective
lazy, negligent
Synonyms: asleep on the job, behindhand, careless, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, disregardful, dormant, dull, easy-going, faineant, idle, inactive, inattentive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, lax, lethargic, neglectful, not busy, permissive, quiescent, quiet, regardless, remiss, slothful, slow, slow-moving, sluggish, stagnant, tardy
Antonyms: active, alert, disciplined
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noun
looseness, excess
Synonyms: give, leeway, play, room, slackening, slowdown, slow-up
Antonyms: rigidity, stiffness, tautness, tightness
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verb
do little or nothing; loosen
Synonyms: abate, decrease, diminish, dodge, drop off, dwindle, ease, ease off, featherbed, flag, goldbrick, goof off, idle, lax, lay back, lessen, let up, lie down on job, loose, moderate, neglect, reduce, relax, release, shirk, slack off, slow down, taper, tire, untighten, wane
Antonyms: stiffen, tighten