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:
   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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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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Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Roger Federer:

   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.

4. Robert Jetter:

   The skin of the arms starts to loosen at around age 40 and can form a ‘batwing’ that gets progressively worse.

5. Nie Wen:

   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.