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, 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, 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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1. 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.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   - the term- livity-refers to all things relating to life and living. In the rasta icabulary of ras cardo, peter tosh and the trench town brethrens reasonings in the 60's, it took on a strictly defined meaning as to the purpose and reason for life. Rasta is all about life, jah life and liberty, not death and destruction. It is a term not to be used loosely. It was coined by ras cardo.

3. 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.

4. Whitney Balliett:

   A critic is a bunch of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste.

5. Nisha Jhalani:

   LED technology can be affected by variables such as how loosely or tightly the tracker is worn, the user's skin tone or any other interference between the sensor and the skin. It can also become inaccurate with motion, which is why it doesn't fare as well as ECG with exercise.