Synonyms for Loosely
loose·ly

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1. looselyadverb

   Not tightly.

   Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.

   Antonyms:
   tightly

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1. loosely, slacklyadverb

   in a relaxed manner; not rigid

   "his hands lay loosely"

   Synonyms:
   broadly, slackly, generally, loosely, broadly speaking

2. looselyadverb

   in a loose manner

   "a union of loosely federated states"

   Synonyms:
   broadly, slackly, generally, broadly speaking

3. broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generallyadverb

   without regard to specific details or exceptions

   "he interprets the law broadly"

   Synonyms:
   mostly, loosely, slackly, broadly speaking, more often than not, generally, in general, in the main, broadly, by and large

4. looselyadverb

   knitted in a loose manner

   "loosely knit"

   Synonyms:
   broadly, slackly, generally, broadly speaking

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1. List of paraphrases for "loosely":

   vaguely, weakly, slightly, lightly, freely

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How to use Loosely in a sentence?

1. Charles R. Swindoll:

   The happiest people I know are the ones who have learned how to hold everything loosely and have given the worrisome, stress-filled, fearful details of their lives into God's keeping.

2. Dawn Holman:

   The type of clothing matters, a white T-shirt is going to provide less protection than a darker fabric, and think of the weave of the fabric or the hat. Take a straw hat; if it's too loosely woven, you get too much sunlight.

3. Karl Oliver:

   The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific, if the, and I use this term extremely loosely, 'leadership' of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED! Let it be known, I will do all in my power to prevent this from happening in our State.

4. Fox News contributor Joe Trippi:

   The only thing GOP incumbent senators can do is support him loosely and try to disengage with the national Trump and Clinton fight, the real likelihood is, whoever wins the presidency will end up with control of the Senate, and in the end, there is going to be less power for both parties – and maybe that’s what people want.

5. Anitha Shenoy:

   If you look at the Indian penal code, there are so many subclassifications. They range from molestation, assault, to rape and penetrative sex. Here( in the bill) it is very loosely worded.