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loose
adjective as in not tight; unconstrained
Strong matches
adjective as in indefinite, vague
adjective as in promiscuous
verb as in set free; unbind
Weak matches
- alleviate
- become unfastened
- deliver
- detach
- discharge
- disconnect
- disengage
- disenthrall
- disjoin
- ease
- ease off
- emancipate
- extricate
- free
- let go
- let out
- liberate
- manumit
- mitigate
- relax
- release
- separate
- slacken
- unbar
- unbolt
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unchain
- unclasp
- undo
- unfasten
- unfix
- unhitch
- unhook
- unlace
- unlash
- unlatch
- unleash
- unlock
- unloose
- unpin
- unscrew
- unsnap
- unstick
- unstrap
- untie
- untighten
- work free
- work loose
Example Sentences
Advocacy groups such as the American Trucking Assn., which in the past has lobbied for looser licensing rules to address driver shortages, have backed the tighter restrictions.
The absence of those elements here makes “Hamnet” simply derivative; a loose thread, grabbed swiftly and pulled hard in the hopes that the audience will be undone.
If they were loose, she folded a carton in the shape of a heart to fill in the space.
Steenkamp was his tormentor and the prop was also prominent in the loose as he opened the scoring by diving over in his first Test start.
Take care when combining the rice, lentils and pasta: The mix should be loose and textured, not mushy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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