relaxed

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlækst/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
  2. verb make less taut
  3. verb become loose or looser or less tight

Etymology

From relax + -ed, originally after Latin relaxātus.

Synonyms

relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
change state
Narrower (hyponyms)
sit back, vege out
Opposite (antonyms)
tense

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