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Synonyms for loosen
ˈlu sənloosen
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loosen, looseverb
make loose or looser
"loosen the tension on a rope"
Synonyms:
tease, release, unleash, loose, free, liberate, untie, unloose, tease apart, let loose, unloosen, relax, undoAntonyms:
stiffenrelax, 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, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
stiffenrelax, loosenverb
become less severe or strict
"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
Synonyms:
untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrainAntonyms:
stiffentease, tease apart, loosenverb
disentangle and raise the fibers of
"tease wool"
Synonyms:
bait, badger, taunt, tease, fluff, undo, loose, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, relax, untie, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rallyAntonyms:
stiffenuntie, undo, loosenverb
cause to become loose
"undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
Synonyms:
unbrace, unmake, relax, tease, loose, untie, tease apart, unwrap, unlace, undoAntonyms:
stiffenloosenverb
make less dense
"loosen the soil"
Synonyms:
loose, relax, untie, tease apart, undo, teaseAntonyms:
stiffenloosen, 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, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slackenAntonyms:
stiffen
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
loosenverb
Synonyms:
slacken, relax, make loose, make less tightloosenverb
loosenverb
Synonyms:
make lax (as the bowels)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
loosenverb
Synonyms:
relax
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#414 | card | |
#625 | release | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2043 | bug | |
#2968 | ride | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5985 | cod | |
#6609 | rally | |
#6781 | relax | |
#8719 | undo | |
#9954 | unwrap | |
#13704 | bait | |
#15810 | rag | |
#16228 | badger | |
#17420 | tease | |
#17781 | slack | |
#25712 | unwind | |
#29071 | unleash | |
#29528 | loosen | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#35984 | liberate | |
#50234 | razz | |
#53644 | taunt | |
#59637 | decompress | |
#62512 | twit | |
#80044 | untie | |
#82462 | unscrew | |
#90108 | pester | |
#148246 | tantalize | |
#154483 | slacken | |
#282564 | unmake | |
#321242 | tantalise |
How to use loosen in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
The skin of the arms starts to loosen at around age 40 and can form a ‘batwing’ that gets progressively worse.
Given exports are unlikely to stage a comeback and a possible slowdown in the property sector, the downward pressure on China's economy is likely to continue, with fourth-quarter economic growth expected to slip to 5.9%, authorities will loosen policies, but in a more restrained way.
Translations for loosen
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- uvolnitCzech
- lockern, lösenGerman
- aflojar, soltarSpanish
- irrottaa, höllätä, löyhentää, vapauttaa, helpottaa, löysätäFinnish
- desserrerFrench
- scaoilIrish
- laxigarIdo
- allentareItalian
- ほどく, ゆるめるJapanese
- labefacioLatin
- whakatangatangaMāori
- løse, løsneNorwegian
- losmakenDutch
- løyseNorwegian Nynorsk
- afrouxarPortuguese
- desfaceRomanian
- ослабля́ть, осла́битьRussian
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