Loosen Synonyms and Antonyms

lo͝osən
To make loose
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. loose
  2. relax
  3. extricate
  4. ease
  5. let up
  6. slacken
  7. release
  8. slack
  9. unfix
  10. untighten
Antonyms:
  1. stiffen
To become loose
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. untie
  2. undo
  3. relax
  4. slacken
  5. unbind
  6. unfasten
  7. disengage
  8. work loose
  9. loose
  10. work free
  11. slip
  12. disconnect
  13. go slack
  14. ease
  15. extricate
  16. break up
  17. unclasp
  18. free
  19. tease
  20. liberate
  21. let-go
  22. become unfastened
  23. relieve
  24. become undone
  25. unloose
  26. unchain
  27. become unstuck
  28. unloosen
  29. unpeg
  30. unpin
  31. unstrap
  32. tease apart
Antonyms:
  1. tighten
  2. tighten up
  3. become rigid
Become less severe or strict
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relax

Words Related to Loosen

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. straighten
  2. soften
  3. harden
  4. slip-off

Loosen Sentence Examples

  • Then gently loosen all around it with a fork.

  • You can also loosen thick butter with a bit of water.

  • These are then hermetically closed, and left for a few hours for the gum to ferment and loosen.

  • As carbon tends to hold the atom attached to it, one may presume that this property expresses itself in a predominant way where the other element is carbon also, and so the linkage represented by -C-C-is one of the most difficult to loosen.

  • Fury and sadness made him loosen control of his magic.

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