Loosen

Synonyms for "loosen" (178 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Verb(7 words)

relax untie untighten dislodge ease eased elasticize

abate batecast offcushioncut apartdetach diffuse discharge disengage disenthrall disjoin disperse doff easeease offease upemancipate fluff free gentle

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knead lax

Noun(6 words)

aerating backlashes blowtorches discsdress code relaxationeasing

Adjective(1 words)

harrowing

Strong matches (53)

laxatelet downlet golet upliberate limberlimber uploose manumit mash massage mellow milden mitigate mollify plump pulp relax release remit

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remove scatter separate severshake upslackslack offslack upslacken slake

Verb(15 words)

liberalise liberalize liberalized liberalizes liberalizing limbered loose loosing losmaken overloosen relaxes slacked slacken slackened slackens

Noun(7 words)

limbering limbers loosening relaxing releasing slackening slacks

Adjective(1 words)

relaxed

Related words (89)

smash softensoften upsquash subdue suppletake offtenderizetone downtune downunbar unbend unbind unbolt unbrace unbridle unbuckle unbutton uncage unchain

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Verb(24 words)

soften softensstretch your legsteasetease apartuncoiled uncoils undo unfasten unfastened unfastens unhooked unlaced unloosed unlooses unloosing unscrewed unscrews unstaple untied

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unties unwind unwinds unwound

Noun(9 words)

softening adjectivespade spading stretching subsoil trowels unclasping undoing unfastening

Adjective(3 words)

unanchored unfixed unhardened

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

9 entries

alter change disentangle modifypolicy changerelaxationstraighten outunsnarl weaken

More specific

6 entries

loosen a knotloosen a screwloosen curfew rulesloosen griploosen homework policyloosen shoulders

Collocations

5 entries

loosen boltsloosen griploosen knotloosen screwsloosen up

Inflections

3 entries

loosened loosening loosens

Derivations

2 entries

loosener looseness

Antonyms

1 entries

stiffen

similar

1 entries

relax

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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When will you ever loosen your purse strings?

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I like to do a few exercises to loosen up before I run.

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Loosen the screws and remove the lamp cover.

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A few glasses of wine can loosen the tongue.

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