Synonyms for loosen
ˈlu sənloosen

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1. loosenverb

   Antonyms:
   tighten

2. loosenverb

   After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.

   Antonyms:
   tighten

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1. loosen, looseverb

   make loose or looser

   "loosen the tension on a rope"

   Synonyms:
   tease, release, unleash, loose, free, liberate, untie, unloose, tease apart, let loose, unloosen, relax, undo

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

2. relax, loosenverb

   make less severe or strict

   "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

   Synonyms:
   untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

3. relax, loosenverb

   become less severe or strict

   "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

   Synonyms:
   untie, decompress, slow down, unbend, tease, undo, slacken, unlax, tease apart, loosen up, loose, slack up, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

4. tease, tease apart, loosenverb

   disentangle and raise the fibers of

   "tease wool"

   Synonyms:
   bait, badger, taunt, tease, fluff, undo, loose, bug, twit, tease apart, cod, tantalize, tantalise, relax, untie, ride, rag, card, razz, beleaguer, pester, rally

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

5. untie, undo, loosenverb

   cause to become loose

   "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

   Synonyms:
   unbrace, unmake, relax, tease, loose, untie, tease apart, unwrap, unlace, undo

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

6. loosenverb

   make less dense

   "loosen the soil"

   Synonyms:
   loose, relax, untie, tease apart, undo, tease

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

7. loosen, relax, looseverb

   become loose or looser or less tight

   "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

   Synonyms:
   let loose, untie, liberate, decompress, slow down, unbend, unloosen, tease, undo, loosen up, unlax, tease apart, release, free, loose, slack up, unleash, unloose, relax, slack, unwind, make relaxed, unstrain, slacken

   Antonyms:
   stiffen

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1. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   slacken, relax, make loose, make less tight

2. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   release, unloose, loose, let loose

3. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   make lax (as the bowels)

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1. loosenverb

   Synonyms:
   relax

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1. List of paraphrases for "loosen":

   unscrew, slacken, loose, remove

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How to use loosen in a sentence?

1. Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura:

   We're just barely holding it together, if we loosen our grip even a little, it wouldn't be surprising to see a sudden surge.

2. Matt Olson:

   It goes without saying that it’s time to go, three games out, 11 games to go, really not a whole lot to lose. We have to go out there and loosen up and play our game and see what happens at the end.

3. Li Zheming:

   Investor sentiment has stablised and the market strengthened on reports from large investment banks that the government will loosen policy.

4. David Bloom:

   Going forward, if rates move a little higher than expected then the dollar will go up a little. However, if at any time next year the market thinks the Fed may need to loosen in 2017, then the dollar will plummet. The risk/reward in 2016 is for a weaker dollar.

5. Donald Trump:

   The Fed should lower rates( there is almost no inflation) and loosen, making us competitive with other nations, and manufacturing will SOAR ! Dollar is very relative to others.