Loosen synonyms and antonyms

lo͝o'sən

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relax
To relax is defined as to become calm, to loosen, or to calm down.
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undo
To unfasten. ant. syn.
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slacken
To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
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extricate
(Rare) To free from intricacies or perplexity
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release
To set free from confinement or bondage:
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unfix
To alter (one's gaze) from a single object or direction.
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work loose
To become loose
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work free
To become loose
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unbind
To take bindings off.
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loose
(Intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.
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go slack
To become loose
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break up
Alternative spelling of break up.
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let-go
(Euphemistic) To dismiss from employment.
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become unfastened
To become loose
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become undone
To become loose
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become unstuck
To become loose
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tighten (antonym)
To make or become tight or tighter.
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tighten up (antonym)
To become loose
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free (related)
Free means to release or let go.
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disconnect
To break or undo the connection of; separate, detach, unplug, etc.
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ease
To give respite to (someone).
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relieve
(Law) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to. [from 15th c.]
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unchain
To release from or as if from chains or bonds; set free.
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unfasten
(Intransitive) To come untied or unloosed.
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unpeg
To remove a peg or pegs from
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unpin
To open or unfasten by or as if by removing pins.
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unstrap
To loosen or remove the strap or straps of
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untie
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
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slip
To get (into or out of clothes) quickly
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unclasp
To relax the grasp
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unloose
To relax:
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unloosen
To unloose.
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let up
(Intransitive, of something intense) to lessen
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slack
To slacken.
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untighten
To loosen; to make something less tight.
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tease
To entice, to tempt.
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tease apart
disentangle and raise the fibers of
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stiffen (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become stiff.
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straighten (related)
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soften (related)
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harden (related)
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slip-off (related)
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dislodge (related)
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become rigid (antonym)
To become loose
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liberate
The definition of liberate is to free or emancipate someone or something, or to steal something.
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disengage
To release oneself or itself; become disengaged
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Loosen Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • She didn't relax until her plane was in the air, and only then was she able to loosen the muscles in her neck when she sat pressed against the window to prevent her elbow from touching the man beside her.

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

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