relax: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with X
Meaning of relax
verb
- transitive
To make something loose.
Example: to relax a rope or cord
- intransitive
To become loose.
- transitive
To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
Example: Amusement relaxes the mind.
- intransitive
To rest and become relieved of stress.
Example: I like to relax by listening to music.
Listed forms: relaxes, relaxing, relaxed.
Source: Wiktionary — relax.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for relax.
verb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- loosen up
- unbend
- unwind
- decompress
- slow down
verb
make less taut
verb
become loose or looser or less tight
verb
cause to feel relaxed
- unstrain
- unlax
- loosen up
- unwind
- make relaxed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is relax in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of relax
R(1) + E(1) + L(1) + A(1) + X(8) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of relax
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from relax
23 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in relax. Showing up to 24, longest first.