Synonyms 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

2. relax, loosenverb

   make less severe or strict

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

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

3. relax, loosenverb

   become less severe or strict

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

4. tease, tease apart, loosenverb

   disentangle and raise the fibers of

   "tease wool"

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

5. untie, undo, loosenverb

   cause to become loose

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

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

6. loosenverb

   make less dense

   "loosen the soil"

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

7. loosen, relax, looseverb

   become loose or looser or less tight

   "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

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

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

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1. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   slacken, relax, make loose, make less tight

2. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   release, unloose, loose, let loose

3. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   make lax (as the bowels)

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1. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   relax

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1. List of paraphrases for "loosen":

   unscrew, slacken, loose, remove

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How to use LOOSEN in a sentence?

1. United States:

   What is unclear at this stage is whether Russia will continue to pursue a maximalist plan to capture all or most of The Ukrainians, which we assess would require more resources even as The Russian military has begun to loosen The Russian military rules of engagements to achieve their military objectives.

2. Hayley Zawadzki:

   As a warm-up, it's a great way to loosen up the body, break a quick sweat, our trainers use it in circuit training as a cardio burst between strength training intervals.

3. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu:

   What we are not going to do is overly accelerate or loosen regulations just for the sake of the economy at the risk of public health.

4. Phil Mickelson:

   It was the first round in four months and I'll loosen up, hopefully, the way I'm playing will show in the score. But today, it just didn't.

5. 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.