Synonyms for loosening
loos·en·ing

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1. relaxation, loosening, slackeningnoun

   an occurrence of control or strength weakening

   "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"

   Synonyms:
   laxation, liberalisation, relaxation method, ease, easiness, slackening, repose, relaxation, relaxation behavior, liberalization, rest

   Antonyms:
   tightening

2. loosening, laxationnoun

   the act of making something less tight

   Synonyms:
   relaxation, defecation, slackening, shitting, laxation

   Antonyms:
   tightening

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1. • Weakening

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1. List of paraphrases for "loosening":

   relaxation, easing, decoupling

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1. Karl Lauterbach:

   It has to be expected that the R rate will go over 1 and we will return to exponential growth, the loosening measures were far too poorly prepared.

2. Governor Zhou Xiaochuan:

   The current monetary policy is prudent with a slight loosening bias, we also want to stress that monetary policy should be adjusted dynamically depending on the judgment towards the economic situation.

3. Shilan Shah:

   The result provides some reassurance to the BJP that its popularity remains intact, that could embolden the government to pursue reforms in future, including loosening foreign direct investment restrictions and moves toward privatization.

4. Li Huiyong:

   China's government is pushing forward the 'supply side' reform, and the move needs someone to pay the costs. A loosening monetary environment is what we need, we believe the central government will keep its loosening policy stance this year to support the economy.

5. Kalpana Kochhar:

   What Chinese authorities are doing is what the IMF has recommended for a long time, which is to allow markets to determine the exchange rate, one benefit is that loosening the (yuan's) link to the dollar gives Chinese authorities some independence to conduct their own monetary policy.