Antonyms for loosen
ˈlu sənloosen

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1. loosenverb

   Antonyms:
   tighten

2. loosenverb

   After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.

   Antonyms:
   tighten

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1. loosen, looseverb

   make loose or looser

   "loosen the tension on a rope"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   tease, release, unleash, loose, free, liberate, untie, unloose, tease apart, let loose, unloosen, relax, undo

2. relax, loosenverb

   make less severe or strict

   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

3. relax, loosenverb

   become less severe or strict

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

4. tease, tease apart, loosenverb

   disentangle and raise the fibers of

   "tease wool"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   bait, badger, taunt, tease, fluff, undo, loose, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, relax, untie, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally

5. untie, undo, loosenverb

   cause to become loose

   "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   unbrace, unmake, relax, tease, loose, untie, tease apart, unwrap, unlace, undo

6. loosenverb

   make less dense

   "loosen the soil"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   loose, relax, untie, tease apart, undo, tease

7. loosen, relax, looseverb

   become loose or looser or less tight

   "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

   Synonyms:
   let loose, untie, liberate, decompress, slow down, unbend, unloosen, tease, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slacken

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1. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   relax

How to use loosen in a sentence?

1. Roger Federer:

   I just needed some treatment on my upper -- what is it -- back, neck, just needed to try to loosen it up, crack it and see if it was going to be better.Read More.

2. Matt Olson:

   It goes without saying that it’s time to go, three games out, 11 games to go, really not a whole lot to lose. We have to go out there and loosen up and play our game and see what happens at the end.

3. Robert Yawger:

   I don't think Joe Biden is going to say Joe Biden's going to give the Iranians what they want, you can't help but wonder though if we're going to loosen up on the terms.

4. Altug Isler:

   The ban has became a serious issue for the fintech firms working in this area and they have started taking the crypto payment ban to court, i think the government will make an effort to bring regulations into the cryptocurrency market and loosen this ban.

5. Jens Spahn:

   One thing is already evident: It will not be possible to loosen all restrictions on Feb. 1.

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