relaxed
[adjective]
Synonyms: easy-going, casual, comfortable, easy, free and easy, informal, laid-back (informal), leisurely

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Antonyms: stiff, tense
Contrasted words: ascetic, austere, severe, stern
Related Words: flexuous, sinuous, gentle, lenient, mild, soft

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English Thesaurus: calm, relaxed, chilled-out, laid-back, mellow, ...

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re‧laxed /rɪˈlækst/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: relaxed, relaxing; verb: relax; noun: relaxation]

1. feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or annoyed:
Gail was lying in the sun looking very relaxed and happy.
relaxed about
I feel more relaxed about my career than I used to.

2. a situation that is relaxed is comfortable and informal:
There’s a very relaxed atmosphere in the school.

3. not strict, or not feeling that you have to do something in the way that other people think you should do it
a relaxed attitude/manner/style etc
She has a fairly relaxed approach to housework.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

relaxed
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem | keep sb
ADV. deeply, extremely, very | completely, perfectly, totally | fairly, quite | apparently, seemingly | enough, sufficiently You need to ensure that a patient feels relaxed enough to discuss things fully.
pleasantly
PREP. about I was very relaxed about the decision.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

calm not getting angry, nervous, or upset, even in a difficult situation:
We’ll talk about this later when you’re feeling calmer.
Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.
relaxed not worried about anything, especially so that people feel comfortable:
Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press.
There was a relaxed atmosphere.
chilled-out (also chilled) informal very relaxed and not worried – used especially by young people:
I’m much more chilled-out about the whole thing this year.
laid-back informal someone who is laid-back is always relaxed and never seems to get worried or annoyed about anything:
I like his laid-back attitude to life.
My parents are pretty laid-back and don’t mind me staying out late.
mellow informal relaxed, friendly, and happy, especially after drinking alcohol:
After a few drinks, everyone was pretty mellow.
cool informal staying calm and not showing your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry:
He is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure.
She was as cool as a cucumber (=very cool).
keep your head to manage to stay calm and behave in a sensible way in a difficult or frightening situation:
In this job you need to be good at keeping your head in a crisis.
peace a situation in which there is no war or fighting:
There has been peace in the region for six years now.
truce an agreement to stop fighting or arguing with each other for a limited period of time:
The rebels have ended a 17-month-old truce.
He called for a truce between Israeli and Palestinian forces.
There was an uneasy truce between Lily and Stephen at dinner.
ceasefire an agreement to stop fighting for a limited period of time, especially in order to discuss making peace:
The two sides agreed to a ceasefire which would come into force immediately.
armistice a formal agreement to stop fighting a war and to discuss making peace:
The Korean armistice was signed in July 1953.
still not moving – use this especially about people who are not moving, or about places where there is no wind:
There was no wind and the trees were completely still.
Keep still while I tie your shoes.
stationary not moving – use this about cars, trains, or objects:
The truck swerved and hit a stationary vehicle.
immobile not moving or not able to move, especially because of fear or tiredness:
As the disease progressed, she became increasingly immobile.
motionless completely still – used especially in literature:
Kemp sat motionless as the verdict was read.
be at a standstill if traffic is at a standstill it is not moving:
Traffic was at a standstill on the motorway.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

relaxed feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or annoyed:
I was feeling relaxed after my holiday.
Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press.
He seems very relaxed about the whole situation.
easy-going relaxed and not getting annoyed or angry with people – used when this is a part of someone’s character. An easy-going person likes to have good friendly relationships with other people, and is not strict about rules:
Fred MacMurray was very easy-going and a pleasure to work with.
The hotel owner was an easy-going woman who let visitors come and go pretty well when they pleased.
The children were brought up in an easy-going atmosphere at home.
laid-back informal relaxed and not getting worried or annoyed about things – used when this is part of someone’s character. A laid-back person likes to take life slowly:
He seemed like a cool laid-back kind of a guy.
Life on the farm was more laid-back compared to life in the big city.
comfortable feeling happy and not worried about doing something, talking about something, or being with someone:
The teachers were comfortable with the new technology and the students loved it.
Some female patients are not comfortable with the idea of seeing a male doctor.
This is an emotional issue, which most people aren’t comfortable talking about.
at ease [not before noun] feeling relaxed in a situation – used especially when someone feels less worried than before, or when many other people would not feel relaxed in that situation:
After a few weeks at college, I started to feel more at ease.
He looked completely at ease on a horse.
He was surprised to find himself so at ease with her father.
feel at home to feel relaxed in a place or with a person:
I’ve always felt at home in Tokyo.
He felt instantly at home with her.

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