All laid back antonyms
laid back
L l adj laid back
- alive β If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
- attentive β If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- noisy β abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
- high-strung β at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
- pumped up β an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
- high-key β (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from low-key).
- dishonest β not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- complicated β If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- intricate β having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- metropolitan β of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- modern β of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- cultured β If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- abnormal β Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unnatural β contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- pretended β Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit: pretend diamonds.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- complex β Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
- difficult β not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- sophisticated β sophisticated.
- different β not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- uncommon β not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- artificial β Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- fixed β fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- modified β to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- refined β having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- considered β A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought.
- practiced β skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
- calculated β If something is calculated to have a particular effect, it is specially done or arranged in order to have that effect.
- impatient β not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.
- detailed β A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
- thorough β executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- complete β You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- precise β definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- thoughtful β showing consideration for others; considerate.
- related β associated; connected.
- relevant β bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- likely β probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
- possible β that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
- probable β likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article.
- convenient β If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
- approachable β If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.
verb laid back
- arouse β If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- start β to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- ascend β If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.