All laid back antonyms
laid back
L l adj laid back
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- loud β (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- violent β acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- wild β living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- severe β harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- rough β having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- crude β A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- strong β having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- ceremonious β especially or excessively polite or formal
- official β a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- rigid β stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- formal β being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- stiff β rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- buttoned-up β carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business.
- caring β If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic.
- nervous β highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- immoderate β not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme.
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- frenzied β wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- stormy β affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
- angry β When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- unreasonable β not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- uncontrolled β to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- turbulent β being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: turbulent feelings or emotions.
- furious β full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident.
- mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- roused β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- ruffled β (of apparel) having ruffles.
verb laid back
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- amplify β If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- intensify β to make intense or more intense.
- prolong β to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- revive β to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- advance β To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- forward β toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- rise β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- raise β to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- magnify β to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- anger β Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- disquiet β lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- inflame β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).