Antonyms for looseningloos·en·ing

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1. relaxation, loosening, slackeningnoun

   an occurrence of control or strength weakening

   "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"

   Antonyms:
   tightening

   Synonyms:
   laxation, liberalisation, relaxation method, ease, easiness, slackening, repose, relaxation, relaxation behavior, liberalization, rest

2. loosening, laxationnoun

   the act of making something less tight

   Antonyms:
   tightening

   Synonyms:
   relaxation, defecation, slackening, shitting, laxation

How to use loosening in a sentence?

1. Gregory Gause:

   We could be surprised, but I think that the signals so far are that security remains the foremost priority, that there's no inclination for broader political reform or change, or even a loosening up of the environment for political speech.

2. Kalpana Kochhar:

   What Chinese authorities are doing is what the IMF has recommended for a long time, which is to allow markets to determine the exchange rate, one benefit is that loosening the (yuan's) link to the dollar gives Chinese authorities some independence to conduct their own monetary policy.

3. Governor Zhou Xiaochuan:

   The current monetary policy is prudent with a slight loosening bias, we also want to stress that monetary policy should be adjusted dynamically depending on the judgment towards the economic situation.

4. Kalpana Kochhar:

   One benefit is that loosening the (yuan's) link to the dollar gives Chinese authorities some independence to conduct their own monetary policy.

5. Li Huiyong:

   China's government is pushing forward the 'supply side' reform, and the move needs someone to pay the costs. A loosening monetary environment is what we need, we believe the central government will keep its loosening policy stance this year to support the economy.

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