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View synonyms for laid-back

laid-back

or laid·back

[ leyd-bak ]

adjective

, Slang.
  1. relaxed or unhurried:

    laid-back music rhythms.

  2. free from stress; easygoing; carefree:

    a laid-back way of living.



laid-back

adjective

  1. informal.
    relaxed in style, character, or behaviour; easy-going and unhurried
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of laid-back1

1905–10, for an earlier sense; 1970–75 for current sense
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Example Sentences

The drama transfixed the normally calm Sydney, known for its laid-back vibe and relaxed population.

Not surprisingly, this laid-back ball of nerves is also both intensely rational and explosively emotional.

Laid back… with my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

The producers were looking to start a fight between the laid-back Sebastian and Camille, his uptight counterpart.

Laid back... With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

She circled around him with her ears laid back, and when any one approached too near she unlimbered her heels for action.

When the currant struck Twinkleheels he laid back his ears, dropped his head, and let fly with both hind feet.

But he laid back upon the grass again with his hands clasped behind his head and his brow drawn down thoughtfully.

He looked ugly to exaggeration, his ears laid back and his nostrils as big as crowns, and his teeth bared time and time.

Zoe gripped the kitten tighter, laid back her ears, closed her eyes, and leaped.

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