See if that nut has too much looseness and tighten it if it does.
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Looseness
/ˈluːsnəs/
Synonyms for "looseness" (176 found)
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Closest matches (36)
abandonaffabilityallowanceamorphousnessapproximationbagginessblobbinessblowzinessblurrinessbohemianismbroadnesscarelessnesscasualnesschamberingchintzinesscommon touchcordialityculpaculpable negligencedefault
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Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (52)
flaccidityflaccidnessfloppinessfogginessfolksinessfrowzinessfrumpishnessfuzzinessgeneralitygraciousnessgrubbinesshazinesshomelinesshomeynessill-definednessimpotenceimprecisionimpurityinaccuracyinaccurateness
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inadvertenceinadvertencyinattentioninchoatenessincoherenceincorrectnessindecisivenessindefinablenessindefinitenessindeterminatenessindifferenceindistinctnessinexactitudeinexactnessinformalityinformalnessirregularitylacheslaissez fairelaissez-fairelapselaxationlaxitylaxnessleniencylicenselightnesslimpness
Noun(4 words)
Related words (88)
loose moralslooseningmessinessmistinessnaturalnessneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonfeasancenoninterferencenonperformancenonrestrictionobscurationobscurityoffhandednessomissionoverindulgenceoverlookingoverpermissivenessoversight
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permissivenessplainnesspoor stewardshippredictable errorprobable errorprocrastinationpromiscuityrelaxationrelaxednessremissnessribaldryricketinessrubberinessseedinessshabbinessshakinessshapelessnessshoddinesssimplicityslackslacknessslatternlinesssleeping aroundslightslipshodnesssloppinessslovenlinessslovenrysluttishnesssociabilitysoftnesssordidnesssqualidnesssqualorstandard deviationsweepingnessswingingtackinesstawdrinesstoleranceunaffectednessunceremoniousnessunclearnessunconstrainednessunconstraintunconventionalityuncorrectnessunfactualnessunneatnessunprecisenessunpretentiousnessunrestraintunrigorousnessuntidinessvaguenesswantonnesswaywardnessweaknesswhorishness
Noun(8 words)
Determiner(1 words)
no tension
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More general
12 entriesMore specific
8 entriesambiguous termlenient policyloose threadpermissive policyslack fabricsoft ruleunfastened buttonvague description
Collocations
6 entriesloose threadlooseness in datalooseness in rulesloosening of jointsslackness of fabricunfastened button
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Yet goodly court he made still to his Dame, / Pourd out in loosnesse on the grassy grownd [...].
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