laxness
The word “laxness” has 2 syllables: lax-ness
It's pronounced as /ˈlæks.nəs/
What is synonym and antonym for laxness?
In the thesaurus, “laxness” has 38 synonyms and 20 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for laxness along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for laxness
- carelessness
- delinquency
- dereliction
- disregard
- failure
- foolhardiness
- forgetfulness
- heedlessness
- inadvertence
- inadvertency
- inattention
- inattentiveness
- incaution
- incautiousness
- irresponsibility
- irresponsibleness
- laxity
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- misconduct
- misdirection
- mishandling
- mismanagement
- neglect
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- obliviousness
- omission
- oversight
- rashness
- recklessness
- remissness
- shortsightedness
- slackness
- thoughtlessness
- unpreparedness
- unwariness
- wildness
Antonyms for laxness
- accomplishment
- achievement
- alertness
- attention
- attentiveness
- awareness
- care
- carefulness
- caution
- cautiousness
- circumspection
- heedfulness
- observance
- regard
- respect
- responsibility
- responsibleness
- success
- vigilance
- watchfulness
Example Sentences
- The teacher's laxness in enforcing rules led to chaos in the classroom.
- His laxness about deadlines affected the whole team's performance.
- There was growing concern over the government's laxness in responding to the crisis.
- The company's laxness in safety protocols resulted in a serious accident.
- Critics blamed the defeat on the coach's laxness during training sessions.
On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to laxness, such as: accomplishment, achievement, alertness, attention, attentiveness, awareness, care.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- be careless
- be derelict
- be irresponsible
- be negligent
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- carelessness
- chaos
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- coolness
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- decrepitudes
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- delinquency
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- dereliction
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- deteriorations
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- heedlessness
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- inadvertence
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- inconsideration
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- not trouble oneself
- omission
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- slides
- slight
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- slips
- slovenliness
- slur
- spurn
- suspend
- think little of
- thoughtlessness
- trifle
- tune out
- unconcern
- underestimate
negligence
- carelessness
- default
- delinquency
- dereliction
- disregard
- failure
- foolhardiness
- forgetfulness
- heedlessness
- inadvertence
- inadvertency
- inattention
- inattentiveness
- incaution
- incautiousness
- irresponsibility
- irresponsibleness
- laxity
- laxness
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- misconduct
- misdirection
- mishandling
- mismanagement
- misprision
- neglect
- neglectfulness
- nonfeasance
- obliviousness
- omission
- oversight
- rashness
- recklessness
- remissness
- shortsightedness
- slackness
- thoughtlessness
- unpreparedness
- unwariness
- wildness