Unscramble relax

Definition of relax

verb:

• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub", "Let's all relax after a hard day's work". Synonyms: decompress, loosen up, slow down, unbend, unwind. Antonyms: tense.
• make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope". Synonyms: unbend.
• become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened", "the rope relaxed". Synonyms: loose, loosen. Antonyms: stiffen.
• cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me". Synonyms: loosen up, make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind. Antonyms: strain, tense.
• become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group". Synonyms: loosen up.
• make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught". Synonyms: loosen.
• become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived". Synonyms: loosen.
• make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired", "Don't relax your efforts now". Synonyms: slack, slack up, slacken.

Related words

unbend, unbrace, vegetate.

Words nearby

relay.

Rhymes with

acts, ax, axe, fax, flax, jacks, lax, max, pax, sax, saxe, slacks, stacks, tax, wax.