Antonyms for let looselet loose

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1. let looseverb

   Synonyms:
   unleash, loose

2. let looseverb

   Synonyms:
   go ape, explode, holler, vociferate

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1. let loose

   Antonyms:
   abridge, bridle, check, circumscribe, confine, constrain, curb, hinder, hold, hold back, hold in, keep, keep back, keep down, keep in, keep under, repress, restrain, restrict, suppress, withhold

   Synonyms:
   aid, animate, arouse, emancipate, encourage, excite, free, impel, incite, release, set free

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1. utter, emit, let out, let looseverb

   express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

   "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

   Synonyms:
   pass off, unwrap, express, bring out, divulge, talk, give away, expose, reveal, widen, breathe, let out, break, verbalise, emit, loose, give tongue to, speak, give off, verbalize, give out, let on, utter, discover, unleash, disclose, mouth

2. unleash, let loose, looseverb

   turn loose or free from restraint

   "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

   Synonyms:
   loosen, relax, loose, release, emit, free, unleash, let out, unloose, unloosen, utter, liberate

How to use let loose in a sentence?

1. Donald Knuth:

   In fact what I would like to see is thousands of computer scientists let loose to do whatever they want. That's what really advances the field.

2. Glenn Youngkin:

   They're most concerned about inflation. They're most concerned about the fact that they're seeing this silent thief that was let loose by the Biden administration steal their hard-earned money, tucked up right behind [inflation] is education, and the future for their children, and their confidence that their schools are going to work with them, not shut them out.

3. Jan Egeland:

   It's easy to understand when displacement is a result of war and all hell is let loose. But people think why should I use tax money to deal with the effects of criminal violence in another country.

4. Andrew Schneider:

   Greetings on this most exceedingly beautiful spring morning. A morning swollen with new life, a morning on which, if I had the voice, I would let loose with song. It's hard to believe just a few short weeks ago we were eating our cornflakes in the wintery dark. Now, well it's still kind of dim out there, but I can see the golden glow of Apollo's chariot waiting in the wings, about to make its entrance. Winter's on the lam, no doubt.

5. Fumie Kyo:

   The general public might think, 'Why was such a person let loose?' but forcible commitment is against the person's will so the conditions should be strict.

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