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Antonyms for relaxed
rɪˈlækstre·laxed

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  1. relaxedadjective

    Antonyms:
    stressed, anxious, nervous

    Synonyms:
    calm

  2. relaxedadjective

    Having an easy-going mood or temperament.

    He's a relaxed kind of guy, he never lets himself get upset.

    Antonyms:
    stressed, anxious, nervous

    Synonyms:
    calm

  3. relaxedadjective

    Eased or loosened.

    The relaxed rules were greatly tightened after the lawsuit.

    Synonyms:
    calm

    Antonyms:
    anxious, stressed, nervous

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 4 votes

  1. relaxedadjective

    without strain or anxiety

    "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

    Antonyms:
    wired, fidgety, isotonic, edgy, pumped(p), antsy, itchy, uptight, pumped-up(a), cliff-hanging, jittery, aroused, nervy, nail-biting, pumped up(p), highly strung, taut, high-strung, restive, overstrung, suspenseful, jumpy, nervous, wound up, tense, electric, unrelaxed, suspensive, strained, fretful

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. serious

    Submitted by ryan_1 on July 14, 2020  
  2. spaz

    relaxed; calm

    "wow, the dog was so calm and relaxed."

    Submitted by julia.bankhead on May 6, 2020  

How to use relaxed in a sentence?

  1. Sakura Yosozumi:

    We had so much fun and could do the tricks in a relaxed atmosphere, at a big competition like the Olympics, I thought I would be a little bit nervous, but I wasn't nervous. That's the reason I could skate well.

  2. Guy Finley:

    Spend everyday casual, but industrious Every moment alert, but relaxed.

  3. Ha Jae-hun:

    I just felt so relaxed when I went out on the water in a boat for the first time, i have to be careful and stay focused on the river, which doesn't allow for other thoughts, and keeps me at ease.

  4. Nikola Jokic:

    Maybe we get relaxed, maybe we think it’s going to be easy. I don’t know. Something happens, especially when we make four 3s. It’s really hard for us to do anything.

  5. Raymond Chandler:

    Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down patois which is something like the way a Swiss waiter talks, and that when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split, and when I interrupt the velvety smoothness of my more or less literate syntax with a few sudden words of bar-room vernacular, that is done with the eyes wide open and the mind relaxed but attentive.

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