Synonyms for loosely
loose·ly

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1. looselyadverb

   Not tightly.

   Insert all the bolts loosely, then tighten them.

   Antonyms:
   tightly

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1. loosely, slacklyadverb

   in a relaxed manner; not rigid

   "his hands lay loosely"

   Synonyms:
   broadly, slackly, generally, broadly speaking

2. looselyadverb

   in a loose manner

   "a union of loosely federated states"

   Synonyms:
   broadly, slackly, generally, broadly speaking

3. broadly, loosely, broadly speaking, generallyadverb

   without regard to specific details or exceptions

   "he interprets the law broadly"

   Synonyms:
   mostly, slackly, broadly speaking, more often than not, generally, in general, in the main, broadly, by and large

4. looselyadverb

   knitted in a loose manner

   "loosely knit"

   Synonyms:
   broadly, slackly, generally, broadly speaking

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1. List of paraphrases for "loosely":

   vaguely, weakly, slightly, lightly, freely

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How to use loosely in a sentence?

1. Mabrouk Atteya:

   Women and girls should cover up and dress loosely to stop the temptation... if you feel like your life is precious, leave the house completely covered up to stop those wanting you from slaughtering you.

2. Ronnie Richter:

   There were no skid marks around his body. There was no vehicular debris found. His loosely tied shoes were still on his feet.

3. Kaleel Jamison:

   Relationships--of all kinds--are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.

4. Brendan Fischer:

   The fundraising appeals themselves are giving donors the impression that their money is going to help support the recounts and post-election litigation, but in reality, most of every donor's money is going to Trump's loosely regulated post-election political vehicle.

5. Joost Hitermann:

   Iraqis want to get rid of both. Some might like one more than they other, and they don't want just one of the two alone there, to dominate their country, shia Iraqis may be loosely aligned with Iran, but they don't subscribe to the Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Iranian way is not all what Shia Iraqis want.