DICTOMETER

RELAX

1. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Loosen up
   • Unbend
   • Unwind
   • Decompress
   • Slow down
   Definitions:
   • become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
   Examples:
   • He relaxed in the hot tub
   • Let's all relax after a hard day's work
   Antonyms:
   tense, tense up
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Unbend
   Definitions:
   • make less taut
   Examples:
   • Relax the tension on the rope
   Antonyms:
   tense, strain, tense up
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Loosen
   • Relax
   • Loose
   Definitions:
   • become loose or looser or less tight
   Examples:
   • The noose loosened
   • The rope relaxed
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Unstrain
   • Unlax
   • Loosen up
   • Unwind
   • Make relaxed
   Definitions:
   • cause to feel relaxed
   Examples:
   • A hot bath always relaxes me
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Loosen up
   Definitions:
   • become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
   Examples:
   • Our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • make less severe or strict
   Examples:
   • The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Relax
   • Loosen
   Definitions:
   • become less severe or strict
   Examples:
   • The rules relaxed after the new director arrived
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Slack
   • Slacken
   • Slack up
   • Relax
   Definitions:
   • make less active or fast
   Examples:
   • He slackened his pace as he got tired
   • Don't relax your efforts now