Word Type

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Proper Noun

Intj

Adverb

The word "loose" can be used as verb, adjective, adjective, noun, proper noun, intj and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

bind bound close fitting compact compact discreet faithful fast packaged tense tight tighten

Coordinate Terms

solid stacked

Derived Terms

a few roos loose in the top paddock a kangaroo loose in the top paddock a roo loose in the top paddock all bedlam breaks loose all hell breaks loose at a loose end at loose ends break loose cast loose cut loose cut one loose cut someone loose false loose smut fast and loose footloose give a loose hang loose hang-loose sign have a loose screw have a screw loose kick loose let loose let one loose let someone loose loose ablative loose as a goose loose box loose cannon loose change loose connection loose construction loose constructionism loose coupling loose edge loose end loose ends loose fish loose head loose lip loose lips sink ships loose motion loose off loose scrum loose smut loose socks loose tongue loose up loose up loose woman loose-box loose-coupled loose-fitting loose-handed loose-handedly loose-handedness loose-knit loose-leaf loose-lipped loose-meat sandwich loose-tongued loose-toothed loosefill loosehead loosejaw looseleaf loosely loosen looseness looser loosey loosish on the loose outloose overloose play fast and loose screw loose semiloose set loose sit loose stay loose talk fast and loose tie up loose ends turn loose ultraloose unloosable unloose

Etymologically Related To

leasing less lyo lysis

Inflected/Variant Forms

lose

Context

archery rugby sport sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alter change let go let go of modify portable release relinquish weaken

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

overloose sandish shattery ultraloose

Related Terms

forlorn ly lyo lysis rickety separate

Related Terms

abandonment arrow bowels closely compact control costive firmly fitting fixed forlorn held immoral indiscreet indulgence interpret lax laxity let go line out loosen lyo lysis packaged relaxed scrum set piece set sail shoot solve tightly together unchaste unfasten unrestrained

Similar Terms

baggy coarse coarse flyaway flyaway free harsh inexact irresponsible irresponsible lax lax light light loose fitting loose-fitting regular shifting shifting silty silty sloppy unchaste unconsolidated unconsolidated unconstipated unconstipated uncontrolled uncontrolled unfirm unofficial unpackaged unpackaged

Synonym Network

baggy fire free indiscreet informal let go liberal loose limbed loosen on loose polygamous promiscuous separate unaffixed unleash

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