1. Without strain or anxiety
   "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

1. Rest from work; become less busy, tense or anxious
   "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work";
   - loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down, take it easy
    
2. 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";
   - loosen up
    
3. Make less taut
   "relax the tension on the rope";
   - unbend
    
4. Become loose, looser or less tight
   "the rope relaxed";
   - loosen, loose
    
5. Make relaxed
   "A hot bath always relaxes me";
   - unstrain, unlax [informal, rare], loosen up, unwind
    
6. Make less severe or strict
   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught";
   - loosen
    
7. Become less severe or strict
   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived";
   - loosen, soften
    
8. Make less active or fast
   "Don't relax your efforts now";
   - slack, slacken, slack up

See also: dégagé, easy, laid-back, mellow, unagitated, unstrained

Type of: acquit, act, affect, alter, bear, behave, carry, change, change state, comport, conduct, decrease, deport, do, lessen, loose, loosen, minify, modify, turn, weaken

Antonym: stiffen, tense

Encyclopedia: Relaxed