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loosened

ADJECTIVE
detached
Synonyms
STRONGEST
isolated removed severed
STRONG
disjoined divided emancipated free isolate loose separate
WEAK
alone apart discrete unaccompanied unconnected
Antonyms
WEAK
attached biased combined compassionate connected coupled engaged interested linked merged sympathetic united
ADJECTIVE
loose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baggy lax relaxed sloppy
STRONG
clear detached disconnected easy floating free hanging liberated limp released separate slack slackened unbolted unbound unbuttoned unclasped undone unfastened unhinged unhooked unlocked unpinned untied
WEAK
apart asunder at large flabby flaccid insecure movable not fitting unattached uncaged unconfined unconnected unfettered unlatched unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled wobbly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
strict tight
STRONG
hindered rigid stiff
WEAK
constrained restricted taut
ADJECTIVE
relaxed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detached easy
STRONG
clear disconnected escaped floating free hanging liberated limp released separate slack slackened unbolted unbound unbuttoned unclasped undone unfastened unhinged unhooked unlocked unpinned untied
WEAK
apart asunder at large baggy flabby flaccid insecure lax movable not fitting sloppy unattached uncaged unconfined unconnected unfettered unlatched unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled wobbly
Antonyms
STRONG
connected hindered joined rigid sane stiff
ADJECTIVE
unconfined
Synonyms
WEAK
apart asunder at large at liberty baggy clear detached disconnected easy escaped flabby flaccid floating free free as a bird hanging insecure lax liberated limp movable not fitting on the loose relaxed released separate slack slackened sloppy unattached unbolted unbound unbuttoned uncaged unclasped unconnected undone unfastened unfettered unhinged unhooked unlatched unlocked unpinned unrestrained unrestricted unsecured unshackled untied wobbly

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Anxious investors worry that underwriting standards may have loosened at private-credit firms as it rapidly grew to become a $2 trillion industry.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Tlaib loosened the room immediately, teasing her teenage niece, calling her “the future” while the girl shrank in embarrassment.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Under a program called RIGI, he loosened foreign-exchange controls for companies and provided tax stability for 30 years while reducing the corporate tax rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As part of an OpenAI restructuring last fall, the agreement was loosened so that OpenAI could use other cloud providers, and Microsoft could pursue its own version of superintelligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“Perhaps you do not understand. I offer you something you cannot have even if I loosened your hands and gave back your weapon. By that, Lord Gwydion, I mean—your life.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander